JLowe
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Hi all,
Just registered for SB and thought I'd say hi to everyone. I've been lurking for a while and this forum is awesome. It's a pleasure to be here.
I went on a two-week vacation a few weeks ago to Mexico. It was my first time in the Maya Riviera, I'd never been to Playa Del Carmen or anywhere in the Mexican Carribean. I had never even considered Scuba diving before.
While I loved swimming as a kid and spent lots of time at beaches and pools, I have always for some reason had a very serious respect for how dangerous water can be. Scuba was just not something I ever imagined doing myself.
During my first week in Mexico I started to learn how popular the area was for divers, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel, the many many cenotes, etc. While out and about, I started to see people doing diving activities, getting off the dive boats and walking back through the surf to the beach, people hanging out in the doorways of small dive shops, people loading gear and vehicles in the mornings, all those pretty underwater photos everywhere that no one ever really considers where they came from, etc.
So, that's how I found the inspiration. Oh, that plus my big goal was to go parasailing but the buddy I was going to do it with went back stateside before I did. So, my "bucket list" item had not yet been fulfilled.
My second week there, I decided to do a "discovery dive." I went to "dive Mike Carribean Diving" and ended up diving with Ana. It was kind of terrifying (and there is a story here, and a couple lessons learned the hard way), but afterwards, I knew I had a bug.
Now, I'm back in the Bay Area and about to enroll in an Open Water class. And, that's the jist of it. Nice to meet you all.
Just registered for SB and thought I'd say hi to everyone. I've been lurking for a while and this forum is awesome. It's a pleasure to be here.
I went on a two-week vacation a few weeks ago to Mexico. It was my first time in the Maya Riviera, I'd never been to Playa Del Carmen or anywhere in the Mexican Carribean. I had never even considered Scuba diving before.
While I loved swimming as a kid and spent lots of time at beaches and pools, I have always for some reason had a very serious respect for how dangerous water can be. Scuba was just not something I ever imagined doing myself.
During my first week in Mexico I started to learn how popular the area was for divers, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel, the many many cenotes, etc. While out and about, I started to see people doing diving activities, getting off the dive boats and walking back through the surf to the beach, people hanging out in the doorways of small dive shops, people loading gear and vehicles in the mornings, all those pretty underwater photos everywhere that no one ever really considers where they came from, etc.
So, that's how I found the inspiration. Oh, that plus my big goal was to go parasailing but the buddy I was going to do it with went back stateside before I did. So, my "bucket list" item had not yet been fulfilled.
My second week there, I decided to do a "discovery dive." I went to "dive Mike Carribean Diving" and ended up diving with Ana. It was kind of terrifying (and there is a story here, and a couple lessons learned the hard way), but afterwards, I knew I had a bug.
Now, I'm back in the Bay Area and about to enroll in an Open Water class. And, that's the jist of it. Nice to meet you all.
