heftysmurf
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So my wife got her certification a few weeks ago. First, she's a little bit of a whiner...that's not me saying that, she'll tell you!
She wanted to get her certification to "see what the big deal was all about". Her OW training dives were at Perry Street in Dania Beach. Her OW days were FLAT!!! Yet she still whined...just a bit. To be fair, her fins were a little snug the first day. The next day, one of the instructors let her use her fins. Still hurt, this time even worse from her bony feet! Once her checkout dives were done, "How was it, hun?" "Salt water kept getting in my mouth and eyes, my feet hurt, and I sucked."
So a week to let her recover. It's training! It's not supposed to be fun, per se. Then I asked if she wanted to try the Jax, just her and I, larger fins, and just see how she feels. Voila! She really enjoyed herself! Lots of life on the Jax though I didn't take many pics as I wanted to make sure she's good to go. And YES! I had her secure her octo after I saw it dangling.
We're scheduled to go on a wreck dive in a week so we'll see how she likes that.

So a week to let her recover. It's training! It's not supposed to be fun, per se. Then I asked if she wanted to try the Jax, just her and I, larger fins, and just see how she feels. Voila! She really enjoyed herself! Lots of life on the Jax though I didn't take many pics as I wanted to make sure she's good to go. And YES! I had her secure her octo after I saw it dangling.
We're scheduled to go on a wreck dive in a week so we'll see how she likes that.