I'm heading to Maui in Sept for some great dives and to advance my skills, also plan to do some snorkeling / free dives, and also want to try out my new Hero 3.
Last year I was a newbie OW in Maui, and stuck to the west - did some great dives with Extended Horizons - Mala Pier shore dive and then two days to Lanai to both Cathedrals, Sargent Major, etc, and lots of great snorkeling at various sites along the west. I've subsequently had a chance to gain further experience with some great dives in Belize (Glovers etc), and some of the less demanding dives in the Galapagos (off of San Cristobal - Kicker Rock etc).
I'd like to do some more training now to further up my skills, and also gain further experience. This time around I thought of starting in Kihei area, doing the advanced OW and also getting nitrox cert perhaps with Ed Robinson folks (I've already chatted with Robin) over a few days, and then some additional dives with them and possibly with Mike Severn folks. Would like to get some more familiarity with drift / current diving, and on basic contingency planning for possible emergency scenarios, and so on. Then perhaps head back to the west for some further dives with EH over a couple of days (perhaps back to Lanai, and possibly night dives at Black Rocks and ??).
Sound like a reasonable plan? Just starting to look into details, including possible accommodations, so suggestions and recommendations welcome! If any other SB folks will be in the area during that window and would like to meet up at some point for some dives/snorkels and/or to share experiences, that would be great as well.
Cheers!
Last year I was a newbie OW in Maui, and stuck to the west - did some great dives with Extended Horizons - Mala Pier shore dive and then two days to Lanai to both Cathedrals, Sargent Major, etc, and lots of great snorkeling at various sites along the west. I've subsequently had a chance to gain further experience with some great dives in Belize (Glovers etc), and some of the less demanding dives in the Galapagos (off of San Cristobal - Kicker Rock etc).
I'd like to do some more training now to further up my skills, and also gain further experience. This time around I thought of starting in Kihei area, doing the advanced OW and also getting nitrox cert perhaps with Ed Robinson folks (I've already chatted with Robin) over a few days, and then some additional dives with them and possibly with Mike Severn folks. Would like to get some more familiarity with drift / current diving, and on basic contingency planning for possible emergency scenarios, and so on. Then perhaps head back to the west for some further dives with EH over a couple of days (perhaps back to Lanai, and possibly night dives at Black Rocks and ??).
Sound like a reasonable plan? Just starting to look into details, including possible accommodations, so suggestions and recommendations welcome! If any other SB folks will be in the area during that window and would like to meet up at some point for some dives/snorkels and/or to share experiences, that would be great as well.
Cheers!
