I snorkelled for years (was on medication which was a no-no for scuba), this stopped and I did a "discover scuba". It made. It so much easier to watch the fish, previously I had to go and look, now I go down, stay still and the fish wander past!
Retired, 3 x 2 week trips to Tenerife each year, with 1 dive each day. Planning to do a sidemount course next week ( in Tenerife). The mind is willing but the body and the pension place the limits.
I am 82 and going to do a Sidemount class this month, to see if the system will help my dodgy right knee. (Wear and tear).
I also ask (and pay) for help with my tank.
As a purely rec. diver I had a Suunto Gekko fail after 150 dives. Screen went blank ( it was not the battery). Completed dive and dumped it! (I knew depth, time, plan, deco., site).
Descending a wall looking in all the nooks and crannies, my buddy started pointing down. I realised what he was pointing to when I touched a stingray! I shot up 3 feet and it swam away calmly.
I snorkelled for years and fancied try dive, but was on tamsulosin ( which is a no-no for diving).At 76 I came off it and my Doctor cleared me, and so as they say the rest is history.
I use Aqua-med, reasonable worldwide annual policy. Only contacted once ( bitten on temple by turtle), immediate agreement to cover all costs ( no excess! ). In fact covered by EHIC card.
This is what got me into Scuba from Snorkelling, on my DSD I found it was easy to just stay still (near the bottom), and watch the fish swim past me. Much easier,and more successful than snorkelling!
There is always a Dive briefing, which includes gas planning and a reminder on signals to be used, (100bar. etc).
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I am rec. and often dive with instabuddies.
Did a DSD off the beach (where I had regularly snorkelled), I was amazed that the fish just swam past me, while just floating there. The next holiday I did my PADI OW. nd as they say "the rest is history".
As a poor pensioner with weak eyesight I use a Mares Nemo Wide. Huge display, 3 Nitrox mixes (up to 100% O2) backlight and user replacable cheap battery.
I did my O.W. at 76 (80 now). Warm water rec. Diving only. (BPW frogkick longhouse). Today 19m. 49mins. Tomorrow 42m. Have enjoyed sports all my life. Enjoy it while you can, have no regrets.
I once used mine while I checked my primary mouthpiece (it was ok), there was something hard and loose in my mouth, a tooth had come out!
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