dhuhman
Registered
Been diving a little over a year, got my PADI AOW in late '08 and have spent most of my dives in the cool waters of the SoCal Channel Islands, including Catalina. In May of '09, I traveled to Little Cayman with friends for my first "warm" water/resort experience, staying with Paradise Villas and Conch Dive Club. World-class diving on the Bloody Bay Wall, with stunning color, 75-100' viz, and a huge variety of underwater life.
Before Christmas this year I received an offer for cheap airfare from LA to St. Thomas, so a couple friends and I jumped on it and booked a mid-January Winter Special with Admiralty Dive Center of St. Thomas USVI. Duane and Laura Hausch run a full-service dive shop in Charlotte Amalie, and partner with a hotel that is only a 1-minute walk from the boat dock. Duane shares boat captain / divemaster / guide duties with John, aka FishButt, and they often have an underwater videographer accompany the dive group.
Most of our dive gear missed the connecting flight, so we used their almost-new rental gear for the first four dives and then mixed and matched for the rest of the trip. Since some of our gear needed a little TLC, Duane (experienced in servicing all makes of gear) even got some of it back in service between trips. We got 9 dives in 4 days, including a night wreck dive, 3 other wrecks, and 2 drift reef dives. John's been known to grab a lobster or two, and if no divers are interested in cooking them he'll give a nature lesson and then get them back in the water to live another day.
If you are headed to St. Thomas for diving, check out Admiralty Dive Center. They go the extra fathom to ensure a safe, affordable, enjoyable, and memorable dive trip experience!
Dave Huhman
Southern California
AOW, <50 dives
Before Christmas this year I received an offer for cheap airfare from LA to St. Thomas, so a couple friends and I jumped on it and booked a mid-January Winter Special with Admiralty Dive Center of St. Thomas USVI. Duane and Laura Hausch run a full-service dive shop in Charlotte Amalie, and partner with a hotel that is only a 1-minute walk from the boat dock. Duane shares boat captain / divemaster / guide duties with John, aka FishButt, and they often have an underwater videographer accompany the dive group.
Most of our dive gear missed the connecting flight, so we used their almost-new rental gear for the first four dives and then mixed and matched for the rest of the trip. Since some of our gear needed a little TLC, Duane (experienced in servicing all makes of gear) even got some of it back in service between trips. We got 9 dives in 4 days, including a night wreck dive, 3 other wrecks, and 2 drift reef dives. John's been known to grab a lobster or two, and if no divers are interested in cooking them he'll give a nature lesson and then get them back in the water to live another day.
If you are headed to St. Thomas for diving, check out Admiralty Dive Center. They go the extra fathom to ensure a safe, affordable, enjoyable, and memorable dive trip experience!
Dave Huhman
Southern California
AOW, <50 dives
