new old diver

[Tim Kennedy]

Howdy. I'm Tim, from Virginia.

I was originally certified by the YMCA a few years ago in the 1990s, and did a bit of diving in quarries and the Caribbean.

Now, my 13 yo son and I are going to Florida Sea Base next year with a crew from his Boy Scout troop for a scuba live-aboard trip, so he needed to get certified, and I decided to re-certify with along with my son since I haven't dived for at least as long as he's been alive.

We just finished our check out dives this past weekend at Lake Phoenix in Virginia, and my son has caught the fever. He's already planning other classes he wants to take before he goes to Florida, like a photography and video class.

I've lurked these boards quite a bit in the past, and decided to join up and participate now. The folks on this board have taught me a lot, and shared a lot of great information. Hopefully I'll be able to give back in a useful way as well.

Cheers!

 

[Perryed]

Just got 2 of my granddaughters certified last year, ages 13 and 18. Went to Bonaire for 2 weeks in August and they LOVED it. It has reinvigorated my interest in diving and given me a new outlook on the ocean.

 

[arew+4]

My wife and i pretty much hung up the fins where we started having kids, once the twins turned twelve we got all three kids certified, and now we have fun diving as a squad.