Clammy
Contributor
Hi thefirststep2000,
You are in San Diego? Although I'm not going to give you suggestions on how to dive without a guide, I can point you to a group of people that will help you out in SD. I actually dive down there quite often as well. There is a group in SD called Powers Scuba that is organized via Meetup.com here
Power Scuba (aka Scuba Diving in San Diego County ) (San Diego, CA) - Meetup.com
You can sign up and they are just a group of people that organize get togethers for diving. NOT instruction or anything official!! However, they recently started organizing dives where Veteran divers take a newer diver and try to help them and get them comfortable in the water. Though you are not really a newbie diver, you are new to the way we dive. This group of people (myself included though I'm not in SD) have many members that would be more than willing to help you out, dive with you, and get you to a point where you'd be comfortable without a guide and just a buddy.
I highly recommend that you join this group and just show up to one of their dives and talk to them. You will find that there are many people willing to help you out! Maybe I'll see you at one of the dives!
Good luck!
P.S. Having a compass and learning nav skills is always useful. The boats in SD tend to go out to the wrecks a lot where a compass is useless but then you have a wreck to follow!!
You are in San Diego? Although I'm not going to give you suggestions on how to dive without a guide, I can point you to a group of people that will help you out in SD. I actually dive down there quite often as well. There is a group in SD called Powers Scuba that is organized via Meetup.com here
Power Scuba (aka Scuba Diving in San Diego County ) (San Diego, CA) - Meetup.com
You can sign up and they are just a group of people that organize get togethers for diving. NOT instruction or anything official!! However, they recently started organizing dives where Veteran divers take a newer diver and try to help them and get them comfortable in the water. Though you are not really a newbie diver, you are new to the way we dive. This group of people (myself included though I'm not in SD) have many members that would be more than willing to help you out, dive with you, and get you to a point where you'd be comfortable without a guide and just a buddy.
I highly recommend that you join this group and just show up to one of their dives and talk to them. You will find that there are many people willing to help you out! Maybe I'll see you at one of the dives!
Good luck!
P.S. Having a compass and learning nav skills is always useful. The boats in SD tend to go out to the wrecks a lot where a compass is useless but then you have a wreck to follow!!