Hi! So diving is expensive...but it's always been on my bucket list. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago where I came into a bit of money. I'm gainfully employed, I have enough savings, and after investing a good bit of it, I'm ready to blow the rest away on (drumroll) diving!
1) Where can I get the most bang for my buck when I'm getting certified/logging dives? Does anyone know of any programs, locations that would accommodate my request (seen below)? I prefer getting certified in SSI but am open to Padi.
2) I can take up to a month off work. How many dives can I log, realistically, if money was no issue and I wanted to eat sleep dive repeat? As in, do you think I can go from zero certification to logging 60 open water dives in a month or am I an idiot?
3) If you were in my predicament, how would you go about planning this dream/holiday?
I live in the US and travel is not a problem.
I'd rather take the whole month off instead of doing smaller holidays. But I don't know anything about diving so here I am!
Will someone be a doll and help me orchestrate my diving dream?! I'd rather you not be brutal, but I am way too excited and know too little about diving that I need someone to help tame this newbie's expectations.
Sidebar: In case stamina is an issue, I have zero experience, but I was a D1 swimmer till a couple years ago and swim every day since. Is that even relevant? Probably not. Oy vey.
1) Where can I get the most bang for my buck when I'm getting certified/logging dives? Does anyone know of any programs, locations that would accommodate my request (seen below)? I prefer getting certified in SSI but am open to Padi.
2) I can take up to a month off work. How many dives can I log, realistically, if money was no issue and I wanted to eat sleep dive repeat? As in, do you think I can go from zero certification to logging 60 open water dives in a month or am I an idiot?
3) If you were in my predicament, how would you go about planning this dream/holiday?
I live in the US and travel is not a problem.
I'd rather take the whole month off instead of doing smaller holidays. But I don't know anything about diving so here I am!
Will someone be a doll and help me orchestrate my diving dream?! I'd rather you not be brutal, but I am way too excited and know too little about diving that I need someone to help tame this newbie's expectations.
Sidebar: In case stamina is an issue, I have zero experience, but I was a D1 swimmer till a couple years ago and swim every day since. Is that even relevant? Probably not. Oy vey.