Russianspi
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Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, and new to Bali. I just moved to Batubulan (just north of Denpasar) with my wife and kids (ages 2-7) a few weeks ago, and I want to start diving. I'm a student starting full time language study next week, but I have Wednesdays and weekends off. I have been certified almost 3 years, but haven't been able to do a ton of diving in that time. Post certification, I've done a couple of dives in northern Peru as well as a handful of shore dives in Southern California (Laguna/Long Beach). I've been diving maybe 3x in the past year, but I'd like to dive a a lot more often than that here.
I bought a set of gear in anticipation of moving here, and used it a couple of times in SoCal. At this point, I have everything basic but a tank. I'd love to do some diving here, but don't want to break the bank. I could do $50-100 for a day of diving maybe two or three times a year, but that's it. Is there some sort of local diving club I could join to avoid paying those prices to dive? Maybe I'm spoiled by $10 tank rentals and $5 fills for SoCal shore dives. If I'm going to spend significant sums of money, I'd rather do it on classes/certs than on just diving. But I want to dive for fun too.
Still...with a fairly flexible schedule, my own gear, my own land transportation, and a willingness to just fill up an empty spot on a boat or be a buddy for an odd numbered group, is there a way to dive on the cheap here? I should have my Kitas card in a month or so if that makes a difference. I'm not opposed to calling (or visiting) local diving outfits and asking the same question, but I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone knows which direction I might look first.
I bought a set of gear in anticipation of moving here, and used it a couple of times in SoCal. At this point, I have everything basic but a tank. I'd love to do some diving here, but don't want to break the bank. I could do $50-100 for a day of diving maybe two or three times a year, but that's it. Is there some sort of local diving club I could join to avoid paying those prices to dive? Maybe I'm spoiled by $10 tank rentals and $5 fills for SoCal shore dives. If I'm going to spend significant sums of money, I'd rather do it on classes/certs than on just diving. But I want to dive for fun too.
Still...with a fairly flexible schedule, my own gear, my own land transportation, and a willingness to just fill up an empty spot on a boat or be a buddy for an odd numbered group, is there a way to dive on the cheap here? I should have my Kitas card in a month or so if that makes a difference. I'm not opposed to calling (or visiting) local diving outfits and asking the same question, but I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone knows which direction I might look first.
. I am sure there are also many places that do tanks fills only and you don't have to go out on a boat.
