Did my AOW with Rob & Jennifer at Pleasant this weekend, to tell the truth I wasn't all that excited about taking AOW but want to take Rescue, since my teenager is now certified, so you gotta do what you gotta do!
I had a blast, after all I was diving and with some great divers/instructors/buddies, learned some new things especially in respects to Altitude diving, which isn't of paramount concern at Pleasant, but will come in handy one day (I'd love to dive Tahoe sometime).
I was the only student, due to some cancellations/scheduling conflicts, you can't beat personlized private instruction with a stick and goes to show what a classy operation they're building that they didn't cancel the class. They are not gear peddlers so I was spared any of the usual sales pitches typically spewed when taking a class through an LDS and was given the 'straight skinny' when I had any questions, no toting the company line. I have to say their tuition fees are if not 'the lowest' in AZ they are right there at the top and a great value for the personalized instruction and small class sizes they provide.
So if your considering AOW, Rescue, or have a friend or family member interested in getting certified, I'd highly recommend them, I'll be taking Rescue from them at the end of October. You can get their class schedule and contact information from their website at
http://www.southwestscuba.com and I have it on good authority that they will have a brand new website up in the next couple weeks.
You can read about my dives [and the cool sinkhole that was found] on my blog at
http://www.getbentscuba.com/blog/
Garrett
