tyki
Guest
Hi again gang,
We will be finishing up our confined water dives on 20 March, just in time for a trip we have planned to Florida at the end of March. Since we are new to scuba, we aren't sure how to choose the source for our check-out dives. Open to lots of advice and suggestions. The only gear we will have by the time we go to Florida will be our snorkels, masks and fins. The cost of gear and the complexities of making the choices have us taking our time in deciding what to buy, its quite an investment.
We will be in the Ft Lauderdale/West Palm Beach area, and from what I've seen on the web, it is best to schedule the check out (referral dives) in advance. With only about 3 weeks till we leave, we should make a reservation soon. Being new to scuba, we don't have contacts in the area (we are the first in the family to learn to dive). What questions should we be asking?
So far my list of questions includes:
1) Are the check out dives all from boats or are some from shore?
2) Will the equipment be available, should it be included in the price of the referral?
3) What is a "good" fee for the referral dives?
Anyone from the Gold Coast area have recommendations? We have been lucky so far in having found a really good dive shop here in Ohio, but we don't want to have to wait for the warm weather for our check out dives to complete the certification.
Listening with ears wide open
tyki
We will be finishing up our confined water dives on 20 March, just in time for a trip we have planned to Florida at the end of March. Since we are new to scuba, we aren't sure how to choose the source for our check-out dives. Open to lots of advice and suggestions. The only gear we will have by the time we go to Florida will be our snorkels, masks and fins. The cost of gear and the complexities of making the choices have us taking our time in deciding what to buy, its quite an investment.
We will be in the Ft Lauderdale/West Palm Beach area, and from what I've seen on the web, it is best to schedule the check out (referral dives) in advance. With only about 3 weeks till we leave, we should make a reservation soon. Being new to scuba, we don't have contacts in the area (we are the first in the family to learn to dive). What questions should we be asking?
So far my list of questions includes:
1) Are the check out dives all from boats or are some from shore?
2) Will the equipment be available, should it be included in the price of the referral?
3) What is a "good" fee for the referral dives?
Anyone from the Gold Coast area have recommendations? We have been lucky so far in having found a really good dive shop here in Ohio, but we don't want to have to wait for the warm weather for our check out dives to complete the certification.
Listening with ears wide open
tyki