What made you fall in love with scuba diving?
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autrichon gris
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Obviously, at first Cousteau TV shows in the 70s as a kid. Then, after practising, the fact that it is to me somewhere between yoga and meditation for my brain.
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I grew up as a competitive swimmer, loved free diving and anything related to being in the water. I always wished I could be a fish and loved to swim in rivers and currents pretending like I was a fish as a kid. The single greatest factor that made me fall in love with Scuba Diving was spending more time underwater. I still wish I could go longer.
My wife and I visited Cozumel, and we decided we would go back there every other year. I took a discover scuba dive there, and it was nice. I had done wone many years before elsewhere, and that was good, too. Therefore, I decided I would get certified so that on our trips to Cozumel, I could do a few dives. That was my plan--a few tropical dives every other year.
I got certified on an impromptu trip to Puerto Vallarta, and it was not a great certification experience. Feeling I needed more instruction, when we got to Cozumel, I took AOW class right away. I was the only student. It was a very good class that helped me a lot. I felt like I was getting the hang of it.
When the class was over, I went on my first real world dive on one of the Palancar reefs. My wife snorkeled above us the entire time. As our group went along, we were joined by a giant grouper and a huge angel fish. Both stayed with the group the entire dive, barely out my my reach.
That was it. The "few dives every other year" plan was history.
I got certified on an impromptu trip to Puerto Vallarta, and it was not a great certification experience. Feeling I needed more instruction, when we got to Cozumel, I took AOW class right away. I was the only student. It was a very good class that helped me a lot. I felt like I was getting the hang of it.
When the class was over, I went on my first real world dive on one of the Palancar reefs. My wife snorkeled above us the entire time. As our group went along, we were joined by a giant grouper and a huge angel fish. Both stayed with the group the entire dive, barely out my my reach.
That was it. The "few dives every other year" plan was history.
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Never thought of it until we moved from Manitoba to the coast of Nova Scotia 20 years ago. Immediately got certified. Only reason to do that was I was a life long shell collector. The DM thing was OK for 4 years. That was a bonus. And occasionally I poke spear a fish for dinner.
Fun to meet your here again, mate ! Just the same story for me, only regret, not been able to start sooner, although 19 years old is not so bad, especially when you're going 54...
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Peace and quiet away from my wofe, added bonus of her not being able to text and call me every 5 min on when im getting back. As soon as the kid is old enought to dive he can come with to enjoy the peacefulness.
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