Last year in St. Eustatius we met a couple living this lifestyle. They were instructors. Apparently they traveled the tropical portions of the world -- basically running dive shops (or portions thereof) a year or so at a time, then moving on to the next one.
While we were there, they ran almost every dive, the boat, the store, -- and lugged all the tanks. I thought it was pretty good way to go, if that's what you want.
- Bill
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I have a friend who is living this life right now, as a retired guy. He dives nearly every day: dive tours, instructing, crewing a boat, all here in Monterey.
He's got the most important thing going for him if you're going to live this lifestyle -- he's a nice guy. He likes people. He likes dealing with people, their questions, concerns, day after day. He's very easy-going, I have learned a lot from his in this regard, especially as it applies to diving.
How do you feel about the same question over and over? How do you feel about giving direction, then the person does exactly what you told them NOT to do? if you're going to be an active instructor or DM, it's a people job before it's a technical job, I believe.
Kim is really easy to get along with.
- Bill