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Yes. It sounds as if he may have errored on the high side, or more ppl are certifying simply for a vacation now.

Thank you for your response. I had no idea beyond what we were told years ago (and it sounds as if he estimated on the high side). We are shore divers and mostly meet only other active shore divers while vacationing. At home, certified divers and divers alike are very rare.

Two of my sisters were certified years ago for vacations and have perhaps 20 dives completed and both say they will probably dive no more. One asked recently if I knew the stats on what % of divers certified stop diving before 50 dives? And which divers continue to 100 dives, 200 dives, 500 and...

Although we can not direct or command God, I believe He still hears & He still cares. I have seen miracles happen. Those who pray; please continue to pray - that Cameron be rescued alive soon. The efforts going out here are amazing.

Hello, Ironborn. We have shore dived the West end of Curacao three (2 wk) trips with another 2 wk+ trip planned in Feb 2018. We (also) stay at Marazul, in Westpunt. The drive from the airport eats up time (seems like 1/2 day), so we buy groceries upon arrival before our drive out to Marazul, &...

@apivonka , I recently purchased a scuba "Diving Signals" app from the App Store, by Lars Behnke. It was pretty inexpensive but allows you to study & learn some basic underwater communication signs (which you could load on your phones or computer); another option. My husband & I first developed...

Tanya, At 60 yrs & 5'1" I share your concerns. In addition, I have an "iffy" back, so I make certain that I am carrying my gear correctly (posture), or I will have issues later. As others have said, we (my husband & I) only warm water dive & so have lighter/less gear. Yet, we mostly shore...

Not sure if Curaçao is easily accessible by SW flight but, as @elbig mentioned, the ABC islands have great shore diving options. If you stay in/near the capitol, the women would also have options - sight seeing, shopping, dining, and Willemstad is a historic colonial city. We stay in Westpunt...

@shoredivr , good one. Love shore diving as well - Bonaire, Curaçao, Cayman Brac, so far. What have we missed? (You have a lot more dives).

@TMHeimer , did you ever try snapping off any of the shells from the lamp display, for your own private collection? I did - unsuccessfully. :wink:

@EricTheDood , do you have to stay at the Sheraton to shore dive the reef right outside their property? I remember we snorkeled around that area years ago.

I wear contacts & recently needed to add bifocals/readers. Tried the "silicone glue-on" magnifiers the lds recommended & after drying they came off immediately in my home test bucket the next day. Re-glued them on (& left them alone, this time). Packed for a trip & they came loose during my...

My primary second stage wheezes/squawks when checking it topside & always has. It's quiet below. Usually gets a few looks in a boat (after which I sometimes notice others begin checking their regs, too). :wink:

@diversteve - Just jumping on this thread to ask if Maui or the HI islands publish a shore diving guide (similar to Bonaire, Curaçao, & Cayman Brac)? Would love to try shore diving here (have snorkeled). Thanks for the OP question. Also watching for lds recommendations.

As a small child, my parents owned a huge conch shell display (surrounded by various smaller shells & a couple plastic palm trees, cemented together & lit up with an electric "nite" lightbulb) under our old rabbit-earred TV set. :) I loved looking at that display & wondered about the oceans...

When diving at a location where the boat Cpt. and crew may vary by the day (ask), we have brought cash with in our pockets & tipped at the end of each day of diving, at the dock. Some shops share the tip with everyone in the boat that day, some do not - the tip goes to whoever it is given (ask...

We we're certified in 2008 & it wasn't covered or mentioned then. My husband has had an inflator stick during our (buddy) skills brush-up dive recently & intuitively knew what to do & got it disconnected quickly. I wouldn't be so calm or quick, so I wil begin practicing this. Good advice here...

@Storker , the better trained, experienced, & competent my husband is in any area & the less wildly crazy I believe his actions will be; the more likely I am going to say with no apprehension "have a great time; Enjoy!" so - agreed. :D

@Francesea , I actually thought for a moment that my husband just might pick the dancing lessons (because it would have been soooo much cheaper, & easier to "check off the DONE list". Plus, he's not as avid about the water as I am) but I got lucky - in more ways than one. :) Now, as you've...

Wow. Lots of interesting comments. My husband & I had been married 10 yrs with 3 preschoolers when he said to me one day, "I'm thinking of learning to fly & making a kit plane". I remember thinking, "Wow! Where did this come from?", (although the fact that when I met him, he was jumping off...