Just Got My Certification

[RTC'83]

How was the vis?

Saturday 15-20, Sunday after the storms <15

 

[pepperbelly]

Not too bad. When I did my AOW dive last August there were probably 75 divers scatteted around. There was a lot of weeds and moss suspended cutting visibility way down. It made the night navigation interesting.

 

[urbaneve71]

Got back today from dive #4, and my Open Water Certification.
After many years of wanting to do get it, I just did.
I appreciated what all the Instructors and Assistant did, International Scuba (Carrollton, TX) makes a very serious process enjoyable.
Now time to go and enjoy my certificate.

Congrats to you. ..now you'll be hooked lol

 

[drrich2]

Congrats.s! Since people have mentioned the Flower Gardens/Stetson Banks, even if for later reference, here are a couple of free access online articles on that. Be aware it's often done via a live-aboard boat called Fling Charters, usually 2 day but sometimes 3 day trips, winter trips often get cancelled from what I understand, water temp.s & to some extent species seen are seasonal, and it's fairly deep diving on a boat that's not going to provide a free guide service leading groups of newbies around. That's not a criticism; it's just important to calibrate expectations to the offering at hand.

Undercurrent Sept. 2014 - MV Fling, Flower Gardens, Texas - MV Fling, Flower Gardens, Texas: Undercurrent 09/2014

Alert Diver Online 2017 - Flower Garden Banks - Alert Diver | Flower Garden Banks

I'd like to hit it someday, but it's far enough from me I'd be inclined to fly, and to make it worthwhile, I'd probably want to do 2 trips; a 2 day & (preferably) a 3, maybe separated by a day at a hotel. The Fling trips are charters through 3rd party dive op.s.

Richard.

 

[tilikum]

I want to try Flower Gardens some day.

 

[txgoose]

You didn't ask for dive recommendations but as the family just got certified in TX as well I'll chime in a bit. Windy point park has some super simple training platforms and a long shoreline to traverse. Lots of stuff at 32-38 feet. Then chains that are simple to follow down to two platforms and a sailboat at 62-69 feet when you're ready to stretch your wings. we didn't go to it, but there is also a navigation "field" at 50-52 feet. We went there Memorial Day and had a blast. Swarms of sunfish/perch. It isn't clear blue water but it was 14-16 feet visibility. That was a huge improvement over 288 Lake where we had 3-6 feet vis.

 

[TMHeimer]

Welcome to the Board. I did an oil rig charter a few years ago with American Diving out of South Padre Island. Very good op, perhaps a bit pricey. Also dived the gulf side of the jetty there--not good viz and rugged current even on the non-channel side--rip current perhaps.

 

[Themerrydiver]

Congrats, I got mine last November and have been so excited ever since!

Thanks! Can't wait to dive again! Planning a trip to Cozumel and maybe Hawaii.

 

[Themerrydiver]

Well come to Scuba Addicts - here we have a twelve stage plan..... wait a moment, no one wants to quit

Get out diving, enjoy yourself and see the part of the world than 90% of folk never get to see.

I do feel lucky to see what's really going on under the sea! It's hard to explain to those who haven't tried diving, to understand how fabulous it is down under.

 

[Themerrydiver]

Congrats and welcome to the addiction

This is one addiction I want to have!