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Hello Tampa Bay area divers (and all other SB members),
My name is Brain and I live in NW Tampa.
My wife and I are about to get our Open Water certification, completing our classes in mid-September. During the first week of October, we will be cruising to Grand Cayman and Cozumel (some other ports too, but those are up in the air due to Dean) and we are looking forward to doing some diving in those locations. I had the opportunity to take Discover SCUBA on our last cruise to Grand Cayman and I am looking forward to doing more diving there, with my wife.
Once we return, we are interested in getting into diving on a regular basis in the 'local' area - day trips from the Tampa area. I am very interested in beginning to get experience in diving on our own, without the immediate assistance of an instructor or DM. This means starting slow and easy, and I would like to have advice regarding some of the easier dives in the areas. I figure my swimming pool will get boring after the first few weeks, and I know there are many springs and some shore dives in the area.
I am also becoming aware that the people on this board are very sociable and helpful and I am expecting to take advantage of that. Reading about the many group dive trips planned, I look forward to being able to participate in some of them, and learn from the experienced divers on this board.
Thanks in advance for any advice and assistance you can provide,
Brian
My name is Brain and I live in NW Tampa.
My wife and I are about to get our Open Water certification, completing our classes in mid-September. During the first week of October, we will be cruising to Grand Cayman and Cozumel (some other ports too, but those are up in the air due to Dean) and we are looking forward to doing some diving in those locations. I had the opportunity to take Discover SCUBA on our last cruise to Grand Cayman and I am looking forward to doing more diving there, with my wife.
Once we return, we are interested in getting into diving on a regular basis in the 'local' area - day trips from the Tampa area. I am very interested in beginning to get experience in diving on our own, without the immediate assistance of an instructor or DM. This means starting slow and easy, and I would like to have advice regarding some of the easier dives in the areas. I figure my swimming pool will get boring after the first few weeks, and I know there are many springs and some shore dives in the area.
I am also becoming aware that the people on this board are very sociable and helpful and I am expecting to take advantage of that. Reading about the many group dive trips planned, I look forward to being able to participate in some of them, and learn from the experienced divers on this board.
Thanks in advance for any advice and assistance you can provide,
Brian
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