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2011 - Finished PADI DM, did IDC, took and passed IE to get to PADI OW Instructor on a snowy Halloween weekend at the Quaribbean.Taught my first OW class completing the Knowledge and pool sessions. Come on Spring so we can get in the OW dives.
Dove NC for the first time in 5 years, great dives but had to cut the trip short because of weather. Maybe back for more fun in 2012.
Only visited Florida twice in 2011, need to do more in 2012
Did one big trip to COZ, loved it and might try to do again this year
Completed my 400th dive so averaging 80 per year
2012 -Get in more NJ ocean dives
Hit the U853 again in RI/CT waters
Teach more classes
Take specialty instructor classes
Take TDI Nitrox instructor class
Move up to MSDT
Have a blast doing loads of diving!
Met the following SB’ers: PerroneFord, Beiji, Katpnatl, Tanked, Mselaneous, WaterDragon, Denisegg, CosmicCharlie, Kanonfodr, zoom5, NWgratefuldiver, RobNeto, Carolyn, Suprbugman, Kevin Carlisle, Sandy, AlohaGirl and Gordon, probably a few more, I have a terrible memory...and last but certainly not least, CD
Met the following awesome family members of SB’ers: Canucks Ben, Kyle’s Dee, Jim’s Colleen, Pam’s daughter, Lisa’s Mario, Tim’s Sean
Met a ton of other new dive peoples from other forums and Aghast, some who are not on ANY forums
First cave classes for my 40th
First time wommaning Scubaboard booth at BTS
First dives in 5 new cave systems
First Sonny's experience
First NSS/CDS conference
First dives in Bonaire
First 2 week dive vacation
First Galaxy New Years dive
First dives in Tobermory
First time in pool molesting Canuck
First of multiple turtling shenanigans
First time not turning on my air all the way and not discovering it til 60 ft
First time being involuntarily “undressed” out of my dive gear by 2 dudes
First time for relying on 2 dudes to carry my gear, hmmm, ironically, it was the same 2 dudes as mentioned above….
2012 Plans – Considering only Bonaire was on my agenda this time last year and the rest were awesome surprises, I think I’ll follow the same fuzzy goals of diving a ton with my favorite buds, maybe apprentice cave and see what life throws my way
2011 achievements
6.5 pound lobster
9 pound bag of shucked scallops in one trip along with multiple lobsters
8 pound fluke
dozen lobsters in one day (enough people in boat to be legal)
saw a giant ray off NJ
Survived the year of diving
Truk lagoon trip with 180 feet as deepest
2012 goals
finish trimix
Hit some of the deeper wrecks off NJ
Find a porthole though this may avoid my discovery for years but why not try
pillage more sea life
and even more tasty sea creatures
Avoid boring vacation diving
Surpass the century mark again for the year
Start a dive blog and complete it the same day after diving so I can actually log my dives instead of losing them when your computer loses them.
and I made sure the new job had flexible hours and weekends off.
Outside temperature 34 degrees, and I'm going diving.
Join Date
Oct 2009
Location
New York, Long Island
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Dives
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My 2011 achievements
Logged well over 100 dives
Dove a portion of Bonaire
Shot some awesome striped bass
My 2012 goals
Install silicone seals on my drysuit(completed)
Log another 100+ dives(1 down 99+ to go)
Dive more tropical locations
Complete my DM
Do a dive trip with my LDS (thinking Eleuthera)
1. Didn't die
2. Did wreck class
3. Sorta kinda learned reel work and SMB technique
4. Attempted to learn back finning
5. Didn't die
6. Dove several new places including Roatan and Belize
7. Endured the longest 'gear up' in history via Lewis' Dutch Springs webbing extravaganza.... 3+ hours!
8. Didn't kill Lewis
9. Upgraded my temporary DNY mancard to a perm card on the Morehead Mancation
10. Returned to my fav watering holes and dove 'em like I owned 'em: Morehead, St. Lawrence, Key Largo, and Key West
2012
1. Dive the radford
2. Return to Jersey Diving...been like 18 mos!
3. Take Rescue Diver
4. Master SMB and back finning
5. Spend more time with DNY crew...i was a slacker the last 18 mos
6. Not be a nervous nelly when my daughter does her cert this summer
7. Master the freakn compass and underwater nav
8. Begin cavern training (late 2012)
9. Organize a DNY liveaboard trip for late 2012 (figure we gals of DNY need to step up on trip hosting)
10. Don't Die
Rescue
Ice
Swiftwater Rescue
Responded to first real PSD Rescue/Recovery, and several since.
Remained healthy and married.
2012 Goals
DM (probably more like a 3 year plan)
Actually use the doubles that I spent all that money on and never used.
More wreck diving
Make it to Dutch Springs this year.
Dive with some more DNYers
and
Turkey Fry.
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