I've been visiting Scubaboard once in a while for years; reading the posts has been useful, informative, even educational, and always entertaining, but now I've finally got around to joining. Hello!
I'm a warm water diver at heart (ok, wimp), and in fact a warm weather person in my bones, but being stuck here in the north for more than a year now because of covid has finally got me off my butt and determined to dive more often locally. I admit it: I'm not a good Canadian - I really don't like winter.
When I first certified decades ago (NAUI) it was all wetsuit diving. For my first two ocean dives the water temp was 5, the air -3 and windy, and 3cm of snow on the beach. I remember the first dive I kept my mask on until after I was back on shore, and it had frozen to my face. With nowhere to go indoors, that was one miserable surface interval. Diving wasn't turning out to be the joyful experience I'd been anticipating... I did maybe 10 dives after cert then gave up. Fast forward 20 years and I decided to try again while on vacation in Rarotonga, so I recertified (PADI). Water 27 degrees, air 35: heaven. I've alternated vacation diving with sporadic local dives ever since. Is there anything to compare with the wonder, exhilaration, and pleasure of a great dive?
Cheers,
Allan
I'm a warm water diver at heart (ok, wimp), and in fact a warm weather person in my bones, but being stuck here in the north for more than a year now because of covid has finally got me off my butt and determined to dive more often locally. I admit it: I'm not a good Canadian - I really don't like winter.
When I first certified decades ago (NAUI) it was all wetsuit diving. For my first two ocean dives the water temp was 5, the air -3 and windy, and 3cm of snow on the beach. I remember the first dive I kept my mask on until after I was back on shore, and it had frozen to my face. With nowhere to go indoors, that was one miserable surface interval. Diving wasn't turning out to be the joyful experience I'd been anticipating... I did maybe 10 dives after cert then gave up. Fast forward 20 years and I decided to try again while on vacation in Rarotonga, so I recertified (PADI). Water 27 degrees, air 35: heaven. I've alternated vacation diving with sporadic local dives ever since. Is there anything to compare with the wonder, exhilaration, and pleasure of a great dive?
Cheers,
Allan