themagni
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Hi everyone. I am looking for two diving destinations.
My wife and I had been planning to go to Hawaii for our 15th anniversary, which is coming up July 2013. In the years since we made that plan and now, she's been there 3 times so she's less interested in going. She doesn't dive, although she's been snorkelling enough to understand why I like to dive.
She's recently told me, "you should go on your own for a dive trip somewhere. I always get to go nice places, but you only travel for work." It's true, my last trip dive was Halifax (Lunenburg). When a localish trip came up, she said, "Huh, I said _anywhere_ but you want to go there, _all right_," and if you're married you know what that means...
Anyway, I'm looking for two places to go diving. One for me to go for a weekish, mainly diving, in warm water. All my dives have been in cold water, and I'd like to see what it's like with less than 100# of gear. I'd like to go in 2012. Cool ruins, museums, or biking tours would be a huge plus on off days. I'm not a partier, so if the attractions are "great night life," that's not what I'm looking for.
The second place would be somewhere where it's not just about the diving, somewhere where a couple where one doesn't dive can have fun. This would be for our 15th anniversary in 2013. (I would go for a couple of dives while I was there, not as the focus of the trip.)
I don't want to be spending a fortune here, one great opportunity came up locally but it would have been close to eight grand. (Galapagos dives + Mayan ruins)
I do eat a vegan diet, so I may have trouble with some liveaboards.
I'd love to hear some suggestions, thank you.
My wife and I had been planning to go to Hawaii for our 15th anniversary, which is coming up July 2013. In the years since we made that plan and now, she's been there 3 times so she's less interested in going. She doesn't dive, although she's been snorkelling enough to understand why I like to dive.
She's recently told me, "you should go on your own for a dive trip somewhere. I always get to go nice places, but you only travel for work." It's true, my last trip dive was Halifax (Lunenburg). When a localish trip came up, she said, "Huh, I said _anywhere_ but you want to go there, _all right_," and if you're married you know what that means...
Anyway, I'm looking for two places to go diving. One for me to go for a weekish, mainly diving, in warm water. All my dives have been in cold water, and I'd like to see what it's like with less than 100# of gear. I'd like to go in 2012. Cool ruins, museums, or biking tours would be a huge plus on off days. I'm not a partier, so if the attractions are "great night life," that's not what I'm looking for.
The second place would be somewhere where it's not just about the diving, somewhere where a couple where one doesn't dive can have fun. This would be for our 15th anniversary in 2013. (I would go for a couple of dives while I was there, not as the focus of the trip.)
I don't want to be spending a fortune here, one great opportunity came up locally but it would have been close to eight grand. (Galapagos dives + Mayan ruins)
I do eat a vegan diet, so I may have trouble with some liveaboards.
I'd love to hear some suggestions, thank you.