Ok so the post title is an attention grabber but as a new diver who has the goal of becoming an instructor, I am obsessed with diving. I don't have a car (working on getting my passport and funds together so I can leave the country) so getting to and from dive sites can be difficult at best here in Southern California and I do not have a dive buddy who I can partner with. There also isn't a local pool to practice in that is close to me.
I have gone to Meetup and checked out local groups as well as looking for divers in my area from the local dive clubs (there are two main ones in the area that I know of) and I have yet to find a local buddy who could be my ride (I am always willing to and will offer to pitch in for gas).
So while I yearn to dive often I still only have 5 dives in my log so I spend my time here learning as much as I can (which at times can be too much info without enough practical skills practice), I read magazines like Dive Training and am working my way through "The Complete Diver"
For those of you that can't dive daily or even monthly for that matter, how do you keep from making yourself crazy? I know many live in places where diving all year isn't an easy option due to extreme temp changes so how do you do it? What keeps you from losing it when all you really want to do is go dive?
If I don't splash soon I may lose my cool.
Also I am bored at the office and my computer has locked up 4 times this morning.
I have gone to Meetup and checked out local groups as well as looking for divers in my area from the local dive clubs (there are two main ones in the area that I know of) and I have yet to find a local buddy who could be my ride (I am always willing to and will offer to pitch in for gas).
So while I yearn to dive often I still only have 5 dives in my log so I spend my time here learning as much as I can (which at times can be too much info without enough practical skills practice), I read magazines like Dive Training and am working my way through "The Complete Diver"
For those of you that can't dive daily or even monthly for that matter, how do you keep from making yourself crazy? I know many live in places where diving all year isn't an easy option due to extreme temp changes so how do you do it? What keeps you from losing it when all you really want to do is go dive?
If I don't splash soon I may lose my cool.
Also I am bored at the office and my computer has locked up 4 times this morning.