OOOH, first I am envious of your trip. Second, we need some more information, so we can give better suggestions.
1. Do you get seasick? Have you planned your strategies for that?
2. How long do you have before you go on this trip?
3. Are you in reasonable physical shape? (several dives a day in cold water gear is physically taxing)
4. Will you be renting the gear locally or at TA? (Worried about fit issues.)
5. Would you have time to do a cold water tour (or two) locally before the trip? (These tour dives (shore dives) will be more physically demanding than boat diving, but it will sort out a bunch of problems so you don't lose the first day just doing adjustments.)
That said, I took my youngest brother on a TA trip to do his AOW class. Many of the locations the boat anchored at were placed so you could go one direction for mellow dives and another direction for more challenging dives. So it is entirely up to you on the level of diving you do.
In real terms, this trip will give you more knowledge and ability than you will believe possible, if you go for it. You will have problems, you will make mistakes, you will learn from them, you will become a better diver, and you will see amazing things that will stay with you forever.
1. Do you get seasick? Have you planned your strategies for that?
2. How long do you have before you go on this trip?
3. Are you in reasonable physical shape? (several dives a day in cold water gear is physically taxing)
4. Will you be renting the gear locally or at TA? (Worried about fit issues.)
5. Would you have time to do a cold water tour (or two) locally before the trip? (These tour dives (shore dives) will be more physically demanding than boat diving, but it will sort out a bunch of problems so you don't lose the first day just doing adjustments.)
That said, I took my youngest brother on a TA trip to do his AOW class. Many of the locations the boat anchored at were placed so you could go one direction for mellow dives and another direction for more challenging dives. So it is entirely up to you on the level of diving you do.
In real terms, this trip will give you more knowledge and ability than you will believe possible, if you go for it. You will have problems, you will make mistakes, you will learn from them, you will become a better diver, and you will see amazing things that will stay with you forever.