smartilla
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I've been reading through all the posts on here referencing Utila and Roatan for days. My boyfriend and I are looking into getting our AOW and Rescue Diver Certifications. We thought about doing them with a local diveshop, however since we live in SW Virginia, each certification requires a trip to NC or FL for the dives. Once you add in the price of the courses (much more expensive than Utila/Roatan AND the price of BOTH trips), it will been cheaper/the same price to fly to Utila or Roatan and do the dives there. I was originally sold on Utila because of the cheap prices and the fact that the dive courses include accommodations - however the more I look into it, the more I think Coconut Tree Divers in Roatan would be a better fit for us. We're both young and enjoy have a few beers after a day of diving, but not so sold on the huge party scene at Utila and then getting up and diving in the morning. The only downside that I see to Roatan is accommodation is not included so that can easily add up. Since i'm so undecided, my next decision was maybe go to Utila for a few days and do AOW (Utila seems to be something you have to check off your bucketlist) then travel to Roatan and do the Rescue Diver course. All in all - we can't realistically take more than 11 days off of work (including travel time). I was hoping some people on here might be able to help me in the right direction - stick to one place vs split the trip to two. Also, any feedback on Coconut Tree Divers in Roatan or a favorite diveshop in Utila would be appreciated (i'm leaning more towards Alton's Dive Center).
*Note: We are trying to get both courses completed on this trip to 1. save money and 2. better prepare us for this crazy dream we have of saying adios to the real world and becoming divemasters/instructors (leaning towards WickedDiving in Thailand/Indonesia), but that's for another day far down the road!
Thanks for your help/recommendations!
*Note: We are trying to get both courses completed on this trip to 1. save money and 2. better prepare us for this crazy dream we have of saying adios to the real world and becoming divemasters/instructors (leaning towards WickedDiving in Thailand/Indonesia), but that's for another day far down the road!
Thanks for your help/recommendations!