Shafqat Ahmed
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I'm 30; I've been diving for about 6 years, 65 dives to date. 16 of them were shore dives in Monterey/San Diego, the rest were all boat dives in tropical locations.
I prefer boat dives in tropical locations, but sometimes I feel the urge and and either drive to Monterey or fly to San Diego for a couple quick weekend dives.
In San Diego, I've always paid to shore dive with a DM, because I thought it was safer to dive with a local professional diver instead of a stranger from a scuba forum. Last time I went, however, the DM was basically a kid, and he and his buddy were horsing around underwater - at one point they grabbed a horn shark and flipped it over to make it immobile. It occurred to me at that point that I'm not necessarily in better hands with DM's than strangers. At the same time - I don't think I know San Diego/Monterey well enough to guide my own dives, and I don't know what to expect from someone in a scuba forum.
I'm headed to San Diego next week - what would you advise me to do this time around?
I prefer boat dives in tropical locations, but sometimes I feel the urge and and either drive to Monterey or fly to San Diego for a couple quick weekend dives.
In San Diego, I've always paid to shore dive with a DM, because I thought it was safer to dive with a local professional diver instead of a stranger from a scuba forum. Last time I went, however, the DM was basically a kid, and he and his buddy were horsing around underwater - at one point they grabbed a horn shark and flipped it over to make it immobile. It occurred to me at that point that I'm not necessarily in better hands with DM's than strangers. At the same time - I don't think I know San Diego/Monterey well enough to guide my own dives, and I don't know what to expect from someone in a scuba forum.
I'm headed to San Diego next week - what would you advise me to do this time around?