I've lived around the beach all my life, been a competitive swimmer, love aquariums, and have always wanted to get into diving. So last year at the age of 38 I got my OW cert. I've always been an excellent swimmer and I've found the differences between diving and swimming to be interesting. My instructor had to tell me a couple of times, stop using your hands! 
So I'm adjusting, but I love the underwater adventure. I'm not good with sea sickness and my first boat dive was in 4-6 ft seas. Safe to say, it was a rough trip, but the crew was awesome (thanks Capt Sl8tr and the Scuba Works team in Jupiter! Especially Donna and Jerry!). Without Donna, I don't know that I would have been able to get my gear on my second tank due to the seas. At gear up time, I felt like a race car with a crew as my BCD was being buckled on me, my weights were adjusted and being put back in my BCD, my fins were being put on my feet, my tanks were turned on, and my reg handed to me. Talk about first class service! I remember Donna asking, "Are you diving the 2nd dive?" My response was, "will get me off this boat?" The good news was, the 2nd dive was awesome and the sea sickness subsided seconds after hitting the water.
I've got all my gear now and will be doing my AOW next month.
I have a daughter with Cerebral Palsy, so long term I would like to get involved in some of the diving organizations which help the disabled experience diving. I know this is a ways off, but it's my long term goal to take my daughter diving.
So I'm adjusting, but I love the underwater adventure. I'm not good with sea sickness and my first boat dive was in 4-6 ft seas. Safe to say, it was a rough trip, but the crew was awesome (thanks Capt Sl8tr and the Scuba Works team in Jupiter! Especially Donna and Jerry!). Without Donna, I don't know that I would have been able to get my gear on my second tank due to the seas. At gear up time, I felt like a race car with a crew as my BCD was being buckled on me, my weights were adjusted and being put back in my BCD, my fins were being put on my feet, my tanks were turned on, and my reg handed to me. Talk about first class service! I remember Donna asking, "Are you diving the 2nd dive?" My response was, "will get me off this boat?" The good news was, the 2nd dive was awesome and the sea sickness subsided seconds after hitting the water.
I've got all my gear now and will be doing my AOW next month.
I have a daughter with Cerebral Palsy, so long term I would like to get involved in some of the diving organizations which help the disabled experience diving. I know this is a ways off, but it's my long term goal to take my daughter diving.
