Newbie question:

[Bryan in Tokyo]

Hi all,

It'll be my first time , and I will be diving in the Gold Coast , Australia. Recommend any good outfits? Anyone ever heard of Blue Juice Diving? I inquired, and they were quick to respond (good sign); package was a 6 day a. open water + b. advanced open water license for 850AUD. Is that a decent price? Do you think I really need the Advanced license. I'm extremely excited and anticipate this as a new passion since I love marine sports. Any recommendations/advice/info. would be greatly appreciated!

Arigatou,

Bryan in Tokyo

:11ztongue

 

[scubajoe]

Welcome to the board!

Joe

 

[Bryan in Tokyo]

Hey thanks Joe!

 

[DanMitsu]

Hi Bryan, welcome to the board.. ( alot of info )

In my opion, the 2cent version. Yes AOW would be a good idea, gives you a chance to learn the basics of Nav, night, and maybe Enriched air. If you decide to add it. Gives you a chance to work on your a trim a bit more, under instruction. Another set of eyes, is always good. (Im trying to remember everything that was in that class..) But anyways, the Nav, search patterns and such will defently help you out later on.


DiveSafe
Dan

 

[Scott Riemer]

Welcome to Scubaboard! As far as the info. you need about operators in Australia, check here:
Australia and the Pacific Islands Forum.

 

[headhunter]

Welcome to ScubaBoard! :happywave

I think that if you achieve a higher skill level in your diving that it will make you diving more enjoyable. So, I would say go for advanced training.

Don't forget to fill out your profile and dive info, so that we can add context to your future posts. Also, once we know where you are geographically, you may find that you'll have a whole bunch of new dive buddies to choose from locally.

Dive safe!

Christian

P.S. Due to the high volume of new posts in the Introductions and Greets forum, it's not always possible to keep up with all the new posts here. So, please help me out and send me a PM if you post anything you want me to read or repsond to in this forum.
almtree: :sunny

 

[Matt the Aquaman]

:sunny Hi there! My name is Matt. Welcome to Scuba Board! I came here looking for help with my diving dream. I’ve met a lot of nice divers and many helpful divers too. I think you will get the information you need from SB. I look forward to reading more of your posts about your diving adventures. If you’d like to chat, please PM me.
I am looking forward to seeing you some more around the boards!

-Matt-

 

[Kayla]

Hi there! My name is Kayla, and I have been diving for over two years now! I think that you will be able to learn a lot here at ScubaBoard, and hopefully you will be able to post about some of your experiences as well. If you have any questions, please PM me. Otherwise, I hope to get to know you better around the boards!

Safe diving!
Kayla :dazzler1:

 

[Mar Scuba]

Bryan, if you want some advice regarding training, you can shout me a beer at our next get together on September 29 when we have Chris Bangs as our guest speaker.

Cheers,

 

[GrierHPharmD]

Sorry I can't help you with your questions, but welcome to the board!

-Grier