This is just a bit of a frustrated rant--hope you don't mind.
I worked with a student on Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures last year. She was already full cave, with 100% of her experience being in Mexico. She done her cave training in sidemount, and she had just gotten a new Hollis SMS 75. I had jsut gotten the same thing, but it was not exactly the same as the prototype on which I had trained the year before, and not having a lot of sidemount dives myself, I was unsure about the best way to use it. Some minor issues had me puzzled. She was also very interested in explaining he cave background to include colder water systems.
I go to Florida every winter, and it seemed like the perfect way to help her out. My wife and I would stop in Marianna for a couple of days, and she would fly in to meet us for two days. She and I would dive, and we would get the latest in SMS tutelage from the best possible source. I arrived yesterday in the afternoon. I went to the shop, and john tore my whole system apart and set it up the way it should be. I am ready to go. My buddy arrived in Tallahassee last night, right on time. Perfect so far.
He luggage is in Dallas.
She has nearly no dive gear with her. It will not get here until late this afternoon. She has the airline's apology, but that's it. We will head over to see what we can salvage from today's plans.
I worked with a student on Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures last year. She was already full cave, with 100% of her experience being in Mexico. She done her cave training in sidemount, and she had just gotten a new Hollis SMS 75. I had jsut gotten the same thing, but it was not exactly the same as the prototype on which I had trained the year before, and not having a lot of sidemount dives myself, I was unsure about the best way to use it. Some minor issues had me puzzled. She was also very interested in explaining he cave background to include colder water systems.
I go to Florida every winter, and it seemed like the perfect way to help her out. My wife and I would stop in Marianna for a couple of days, and she would fly in to meet us for two days. She and I would dive, and we would get the latest in SMS tutelage from the best possible source. I arrived yesterday in the afternoon. I went to the shop, and john tore my whole system apart and set it up the way it should be. I am ready to go. My buddy arrived in Tallahassee last night, right on time. Perfect so far.
He luggage is in Dallas.
She has nearly no dive gear with her. It will not get here until late this afternoon. She has the airline's apology, but that's it. We will head over to see what we can salvage from today's plans.