taylorm007
Guest
Hello SB members,
Recently on a Christmas trip to Jamaica, I decided to do a resort dive with the LDS. While the particular reef I visited was not very spectacular, the experience I had was. Everything seemed to come very naturally to me and I could tell right away I was hooked. Unfortunately, I live in Central Illinois and the opportunity to get certified did not present itself until I came down to Houston for the summer. While working an internship between semesters in the great state of Texas, me and my brother (a certified diver) planned a trip to Cozumel over the 4th of July weekend. I was not going to the Caribbean again un-certified. Therefore, I did some searching on the Internet and found a local instructor that offered a weekend PADI certification. (FYI...If you lack the time for week day classes this is a good course. Although, I would recommend this only to someone that has been familiarized with SCUBA, and is a fast learner. For beginners, I would suggest something a little slower paced.) Anyways, 4-6 weeks after my open water cert at the Blue Lagoon, I got my certification card, I was ready for Cozumel. We got a good deal with funjet staying at Park Royal, an all inclusive pretty close to the airport. My brother, being a master planner, had our first dive scheduled a week in advance with Blue Angel dive shop (I was thinking of posting a separate thread on my experience with BA, which overall was great.) We planned on only diving the first day and maybe the next morning, we ended up diving everyday we could. Needless to say, I am hooked and I hope to post many exciting trip reports on SB in the years to come.
Cheers,
Matt
Recently on a Christmas trip to Jamaica, I decided to do a resort dive with the LDS. While the particular reef I visited was not very spectacular, the experience I had was. Everything seemed to come very naturally to me and I could tell right away I was hooked. Unfortunately, I live in Central Illinois and the opportunity to get certified did not present itself until I came down to Houston for the summer. While working an internship between semesters in the great state of Texas, me and my brother (a certified diver) planned a trip to Cozumel over the 4th of July weekend. I was not going to the Caribbean again un-certified. Therefore, I did some searching on the Internet and found a local instructor that offered a weekend PADI certification. (FYI...If you lack the time for week day classes this is a good course. Although, I would recommend this only to someone that has been familiarized with SCUBA, and is a fast learner. For beginners, I would suggest something a little slower paced.) Anyways, 4-6 weeks after my open water cert at the Blue Lagoon, I got my certification card, I was ready for Cozumel. We got a good deal with funjet staying at Park Royal, an all inclusive pretty close to the airport. My brother, being a master planner, had our first dive scheduled a week in advance with Blue Angel dive shop (I was thinking of posting a separate thread on my experience with BA, which overall was great.) We planned on only diving the first day and maybe the next morning, we ended up diving everyday we could. Needless to say, I am hooked and I hope to post many exciting trip reports on SB in the years to come.
Cheers,
Matt
