noj3333
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Just finished my PADI eLearning course... can't want to get my pool sessions done and then my ocean dives! I'll be doing me certification course in Punta Cana, DR. Any tips or advice?
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I'd just say focus on having fun, keep training/diving. I hope you have the chance to get in a lot of dives while you are down there.
I'd just say focus on having fun, keep training/diving. I hope you have the chance to get in a lot of dives while you are down there.
I would say to complete academics and pool requirements here in NY and just do the dives on holiday.
I honestly feel that you would have a better experience this way and not feel rushed.
Pm me if you need a facility in NY to get this done. I am located in westchester NY..Yonkers. .have full access to a heated salt water pool. Can schedule you in for either a group class that runs on a Friday 7pm to 11pm/Saturday /Sunday 9am to 4 pm ( less costly) or private that you name day and time that fits your needs.
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noj3333
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I would do that in heart beat, but I live in Albany, and my LDS doesn't seem to have great accesses to a pool (just the dates and times they can line up for their courses). I do appreciate the offer though.
cannon fodder
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Are you in NYC, NY? Dutch Springs is only a bus ride away. Its not the Caribbean, but you can do a quick weekend dive there and bump up your experience.
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Well to anybody who cares, or for future search results... We (my wife and I) did out OW training with Pelicano Sports (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic). The staff was nice, and overall it was a good experience. We didn't have a chance to do additional dives, so I can't comment on much outside of the OW training...
Can't wait to get diving again come February of 2016!
Can't wait to get diving again come February of 2016!
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Glad you had good experience. Now go diving. 
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Kharon
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You might want to consider joining the Albany Aquanauts (Home) and the NYS Divers Association (New York State Divers Association). Both do a lot of diving around NY over the warm months. Albany Aquanauts have meetings year round and a yearly group trip somewhere warm.
cannon fodder
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They are done for the season, but you can get a bus to DS from PanAqua, they are an LDS in Manhattan, 43rd and 10th, Scuba Dive with Pan Aqua Diving in New York City Scuba Classes Travel Equipment
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