How many dives did you manage in 2019 - Recap

[admikar]

Ouch, understand the work bit. sucks even more when ' i want to go diving ' isn't a good enough excuse for your boss.

It sucks even more if you're the boss.

 

[STIDVC]

It sucks even more if you're the boss.

Delegate buddy, delegate.

 

[admikar]

Delegate buddy, delegate.

Sometimes easier said than done. But, restructuring is in motion to avoid those situations from happening again. I hope it works.

 

[STIDVC]

Oh my, all the best mate, hope everything works out which enables you to have more time in the water !

 

[Searcaigh]

A paltry 66 dives this year compared to my normal >80 dives.

However I did dive in UAE, Oman, Indonesia, Philippines and Cyprus, so that sort of made up for it a bit.

Had to cancel one dive trip in August as my mother was unwell and family come first.

2020 plans are looking good though

 

[Dan]

I do recreational diving and it's a hobby. So, I can only do it during a weekend. 2019 is a busy working year and a change in working days / week policy. In 2018 and earlier, we used to have 9 days of work for every 2 weeks or having alternating Friday off, where I can go out diving somewhere during the 26 long weekends in a year. So in 2019 I was only able to have 62 dives vs. 97 dives in 2018 and 107 dives in 2017.

Those 62 dives in 2019 include:
3 dives in Lake 288 (an hour drive from home) during my Rescue Diver classes in April
6 dives in Flower Garden Banks (a weekend trip, 20 minute drive from home) in July
3 dives in Jupiter, Florida in August
29 dives in Banda Sea, Indonesia
3 dives in Nusa Penida, Indonesia
18 dives in Red Sea, Egypt.

The highlights of 2019 are:
- Getting certified as a Rescue Diver
- Diving with Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
- Logging 800th dive

My plan in 2020 is to retire in May and start diving more since I'll have 6 Saturdays and a Sunday in every week afterwards. My stretch goal is to log 1000th dive by the end of 2020. To reach that goal, I have booked the following trips:
January - Raja Ampat
May - French Polynesia
July - Guadalupe
August - Jupiter
September - Cocos
October - Bahamas

June, November and December are still open. I wait for any good deal to pop up.

 

[Aviyes]

I pulled off 3 trips this year: Grand Cayman, Turks and Caicos LOB and Cayman Brac. Made about 50 dives between the 3 trips. I like a chance to relax too much, that even 3 dives a day feels like a lot.

• Usually dive on vacation, as I've been landlocked in Utah and soon Colorado. Lakes and low vis just dont hold much appeal to me.
• predominantly rec
• as a hobby
• highlight was seeing a solitary Hammerhead Shark while diving in Turks and Caicos. A rare sighting, shared by my insta-dive buddy and I, along with the DM, as we were always last back to the boat.

 

[Bert van den Berg]

Sometimes easier said than done. But, restructuring is in motion to avoid those situations from happening again. I hope it works.

My son works for us and if I'm Keen to go diving we pay him his regular wage to accompany me. Poor kid!

 

[AfterDark]

I do recreational diving and it's a hobby. So, I can only do it during a weekend. 2019 is a busy working year and a change in working days / week policy. In 2018 and earlier, we used to have 9 days of work for every 2 weeks or having alternating Friday off, where I can go out diving somewhere during the 26 long weekends in a year. So in 2019 I was only able to have 62 dives vs. 97 dives in 2018 and 107 dives in 2017.
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Hey @Dan I'm coming up on my 1st year of retirement. Looking back I can't believe I had time to do anything but work before I retired. There still isn't enough time and it takes all day to get anything done, enjoy!

Getting back on subject I did another dive on the 28th for a total of 13 for 2019 and 2087 logged lifetime dives.

 

[Blues Runner]

I do recreational diving and it's a hobby. So, I can only do it during a weekend. 2019 is a busy working year and a change in working days / week policy. In 2018 and earlier, we used to have 9 days of work for every 2 weeks or having alternating Friday off, where I can go out diving somewhere during the 26 long weekends in a year. So in 2019 I was only able to have 62 dives vs. 97 dives in 2018 and 107 dives in 2017.

Those 62 dives in 2019 include:
3 dives in Lake 288 (an hour drive from home) during my Rescue Diver classes in April
6 dives in Flower Garden Banks (a weekend trip, 20 minute drive from home) in July
3 dives in Jupiter, Florida in August
29 dives in Banda Sea, Indonesia
3 dives in Nusa Penida, Indonesia
18 dives in Red Sea, Egypt.

The highlights of 2019 are:
- Getting certified as a Rescue Diver
- Diving with Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
- Logging 800th dive

My plan in 2020 is to retire in May and start diving more since I'll have 6 Saturdays and a Sunday in every week afterwards. My stretch goal is to log 1000th dive by the end of 2020. To reach that goal, I have booked the following trips:
January - Raja Ampat
May - French Polynesia
July - Guadalupe
August - Jupiter
September - Cocos
October - Bahamas

June, November and December are still open. I wait for any good deal to pop up.

Any luck with Mola Mola in Nusa Penida?