ericonmars
New
My wife and I just got certified in Colorado and this was our first time ocean diving. We did a total of 11 dives and have absolutely zero complaints. Our first two dives (Rock Beach and Baby Beach) were just my wife and me with our DM (Rudolph) and his personal instruction/guide/tips made us very comfortable to tackle the rest of the week. From there, we embarked on 8 boat dives that included ship/plane wrecks, drift dives and awesome reefs. The groups were small and we picked up additional DM's (Walter and Etienne) for these trips. They all knew where the best sights were and made it their goal to make sure we saw as much as possible. We were so hooked by day two that they went out of their way to arrange a night dive for our last dive day.
A word about safety. Although these guys had great senses of humor above water, they were all business when it came to prep, briefings and the dives. Going to another country, I wondered what the attention to safety would be like and I was very impressed with this operation. They took no chances and always errored on the side of caution. They were also very cautious for the environment and reminded all of us to avoid damaging that beautiful world below.
If you do mulitiple dives with Jads, you are seriously missing out if you don't spend the time to get to know them all. They have great stories, are fun to hang with and make the surface time a blast. We can honestly say that we made 4 new friends and look forward to staying in touch with them. Brush up on your 80's hair metal trivia before going down so you can challenge Walter's knowledge. Etienn, who also was the boat captain for several trips, is a very nice guy, goes out of his way to help and provides good nicknames. Rudolph loves to talk and can be bribed with food, especially dark chocolate.
JP, the owner, got with us several times to make sure we were being treated right and to see if there was anything they could improve. It was obvious that he cares very much about his customers and wants to make sure they enjoy themselves. He even declined to make more money off of us and recommended something else when we inquired.
To sum it up, you can't go wrong with Jads. You'll get personalized attention in small groups, go to great sites and, most important, have a ton of fun!
A word about safety. Although these guys had great senses of humor above water, they were all business when it came to prep, briefings and the dives. Going to another country, I wondered what the attention to safety would be like and I was very impressed with this operation. They took no chances and always errored on the side of caution. They were also very cautious for the environment and reminded all of us to avoid damaging that beautiful world below.
If you do mulitiple dives with Jads, you are seriously missing out if you don't spend the time to get to know them all. They have great stories, are fun to hang with and make the surface time a blast. We can honestly say that we made 4 new friends and look forward to staying in touch with them. Brush up on your 80's hair metal trivia before going down so you can challenge Walter's knowledge. Etienn, who also was the boat captain for several trips, is a very nice guy, goes out of his way to help and provides good nicknames. Rudolph loves to talk and can be bribed with food, especially dark chocolate.
JP, the owner, got with us several times to make sure we were being treated right and to see if there was anything they could improve. It was obvious that he cares very much about his customers and wants to make sure they enjoy themselves. He even declined to make more money off of us and recommended something else when we inquired.
To sum it up, you can't go wrong with Jads. You'll get personalized attention in small groups, go to great sites and, most important, have a ton of fun!
BTW I think your post was great.
