New midwest diver

[dorsal]

Hi all,

I doubt there is anyone is keeping track, but I found that I created this account 8 years ago. That was back when I was seriously looking at earning my cert; before life got in the way.

I have been following the board on and off and I finally earned my open water last year. That was thanks to some friends that kept prodding me to finally jump in (pun intended). I've been diving a bit locally and am looking forward to learning some more. Local is lakes and quarry's. My wife and I are diving the Caribbean this summer and looking at other destinations for next year.

 

[drrich2]

Sounds great. Where in the Caribbean are you hoping to hit?

Richard.

 

[Marie13]

Hello from another Midwesterner!

 

[dorsal]

Thanks drrich2 and Marie13.

@drrich2 we are headed to st Lucia. I'm hoping to dive most of the popular spots like the coral gardens, pinnicals, and the superman flight. The island has some fun hiking too.

 

[drrich2]

You'll like it. Been there twice on cruise ship stops. Dove on one, a Pitons trip with Scuba Steves - Quick St. Lucia Trip Report. The other time, a rainforest hike was nice, but wear footwear with some ankle support, because it would've been easy to sprain an ankle on portions of the trail.

Richard.

 

[dorsal]

@drrich2 thanks for sharing your trip report. Oddly, there seems to be few write ups about st Lucia. It could be just the limited number of dive shops. Either way, I'm looking forward to diving there.

 

[drrich2]

My suspicion is that it may be somewhat expensive in terms of total trip cost, at least at the resorts I hear mentioned often, without a strong special draw for diving.

The question isn't why dive St. Lucia; it's why bypass Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Key Largo and the Caymans to do it to do it? That's the kind of answer I like to read and that informs dive trip choices.