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Hey all,
My name is Rick, I just turned 30 (ugh) back in May. I'm huge into photography and vehicles (I own two 4th Gen, LS1 Trans Am's, a Jeep - my 6th, and a Honda VFR800 Interceptor motorcycle), and recently got into diving. My girlfriend has been diving for 8 years (She has OW, AOW, Rescue, etc.), and we have been dating for 2+. We figured it was time for me to learn to dive. Her father agreed, as he is the one who got her started (He's been diving for quite some time in his off time). My g/f and I are going to Bonaire to dive this summer. I'm super excited as this will be the first time I have left the US!!!! She has been to Bonaire, Belize, the Keys and elsewhere. I've the newb here!
In February I took the classroom and pool session of my PADI Open Water course. I finished my checkout dives over the weekend and I'm officially certified as a PADI Open Water diver
The checkout dives were at Dutch Springs, which is an underground spring-fed, limestone quarry in Bethlehem, PA. There are many sunken items there, including platforms, firetruck, planes, boats, vans, helicopters, etc. It is the largest fresh, open water diving facility in the United States. The air temps were 80-90*, surface temp was 65*, bottom was 55-60*. Wore a 7 mil., full body suit, booties, gloves and a hood for 3 dives on Sat, then removed the hood only for my one Sun dive (bad decision btw). Bad choice to remove my h ood, but with the skills we were doing (mask off, then back on) I wanted to remove it. FREEZING cold - my head was killing me! Oh well, I learned lol. For those interested, Dutch Springs website is here: http://dutchsprings.com/
Now, what you all want to see.. me in tight neoprene haha:
Can't wait to dive in some WARM water!
My name is Rick, I just turned 30 (ugh) back in May. I'm huge into photography and vehicles (I own two 4th Gen, LS1 Trans Am's, a Jeep - my 6th, and a Honda VFR800 Interceptor motorcycle), and recently got into diving. My girlfriend has been diving for 8 years (She has OW, AOW, Rescue, etc.), and we have been dating for 2+. We figured it was time for me to learn to dive. Her father agreed, as he is the one who got her started (He's been diving for quite some time in his off time). My g/f and I are going to Bonaire to dive this summer. I'm super excited as this will be the first time I have left the US!!!! She has been to Bonaire, Belize, the Keys and elsewhere. I've the newb here!
In February I took the classroom and pool session of my PADI Open Water course. I finished my checkout dives over the weekend and I'm officially certified as a PADI Open Water diver
The checkout dives were at Dutch Springs, which is an underground spring-fed, limestone quarry in Bethlehem, PA. There are many sunken items there, including platforms, firetruck, planes, boats, vans, helicopters, etc. It is the largest fresh, open water diving facility in the United States. The air temps were 80-90*, surface temp was 65*, bottom was 55-60*. Wore a 7 mil., full body suit, booties, gloves and a hood for 3 dives on Sat, then removed the hood only for my one Sun dive (bad decision btw). Bad choice to remove my h ood, but with the skills we were doing (mask off, then back on) I wanted to remove it. FREEZING cold - my head was killing me! Oh well, I learned lol. For those interested, Dutch Springs website is here: http://dutchsprings.com/Now, what you all want to see.. me in tight neoprene haha:
Can't wait to dive in some WARM water!
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