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Dove Balmorhea 3/13-3/16/2016. Water temp 72-74 deg. My 3 mm wet suit was fine. Viz ~ 50 ft. Viz would be better, but there is a lot of particulate on the vegetation that gets stirred up . Fifty foot viz in Texas ain't bad though. My max depth was 22 ft with the computer on the bottom of...

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Balmorhea: Open or confined water dive?

Why do these great deals come up when I'm broke?

Glad that you had a good dive on the Clipper. I was there in July - not a good experience. Not American Diving's fault. Where do I start? On my first dive my buddy used half of his gas getting to the wreck. That made for a short dive. He and our third buddy only made one dive. In between...

My new diving buddy has incorporated some GUE ideas in his scuba setup. I've watched some GUE videos on YouTube and think they present good concepts there, but I'm put off by, I think, the DIR video #3 which seems to me to be extreme and elitist. Then too, I own the recreational variety gear...

My understanding is that American Divers will go out when they have enough divers to make it profitable IF the weather and seas permit. The July dive was my only time to make a dive on the Texas Clipper.

My first objective was to see what was growing in and on the Clipper. I had seen photos taken with quality lights of very colorful growth and while I could not replicate the technology, I was anxious to see what my dive light would illuminate. I was not disappointed. Then there was the ship...

Made two dives on the Texas Clipper July18. Viz ~ 15', moderate current. Swells were up. Dive Master told me if the sea was any rougher he would not put people in the water because of the dive ladder's ups and downs. I appreciate that. I came home with a bruised rib from my combat with the...

Here we are in 2015. Are the conditions you mentioned about the same? American Diving told me there is no shore diving at SPI - too murky.

Check out the Austin Meetup website. There are a hundred or more divers associated with the informal group. The Austin and San Antonio groups went on a diving cruise in Feb 2015.

Way cool. Where did you do your training? What were the most interesting and challenging parts of the training?

I'm fortunate to have a pool in the nearby city where the aquatics director was more than happy for me to use the Olympic pool to practice. Water is 4-12' deep. Viz is super, best around here, but that's not saying much. I weighed the pros and cons that I could think of and I decided to dive...

Good for you and congratulations. I started diving in Jan '15, 75 y.o. Love it. I haven't dived as much as you, but I finished PADI'S AOW class this past weekend. Got 24 whoping dives. Six more coming later this month. Us grey beards gotta stick together.

Thanks for this thread. I appreciate the welcoming attitude of the responders. I'm an old phart, 75, who took up diving this year. I have 14 dives logged. I safely surfaced from all of them. Yea. Like my other hobby, road bicycling, I hate to be the group's anchor, the old, slow guy. So...

Glad to have you on board, so to speak. I'm new at diving and am having withdrawal symptoms from not being in the water for almost a month. I need water! I did my cert dives in a cold, lo viz former quarry now called a lake (chortle). Helped me appreciate Belize and Cozumel! Have a great...

McGregor. 15 miles west of Waco on US 84.

Spent three months in Monterrey and Pacific Grove a hundred years ago while I was in language school. Loved the area.

Welcome back. Have a safe and happy trip.

Certified, certified. O Lordy I'm certified at last. It has been two months since my first open water dive and my last one today. Miserable weather, instructor shortage, schedule conflicts, cruise, hernia, pneumonia, etc, etc. At times I could have thought there was someone who did not want...