mwemery1000
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Howdy all!
Just wanted to post to try to temper the excitement that is building up since I still have 30 days before I can live it.
Back in December I booked a trip to Grand Cayman to try out diving (grew up in Puerto Rico but, for whatever reason, never got into diving, although I have always loved snorkeling and looking at the fascinating critters under the sea). I took one of the Discover Diving-type sessions - a couple hours in the pool in the morning, and then a dive in the afternoon. Absolutely fell in love with the sport! To be able to breathe underwater, take time to marvel at the critters close up, float weightless in a foreign world - AMAZING! Unfortunately I hadn't booked other sessions ahead of time and everyone was booked up for the rest of the week. Only had that one dive but what a great time.
I am currently living in Norway and the idea of diving into the icy depths here has me somewhat - no, VERY intimidated.
Soooo... In 30 days I head off to Dahab, Egypt, for 3 weeks to learn how to dive. I am planning on getting my OW certification and, after a few dives, go ahead to the AOW cert. I am already planning my next diving trip for the end of the summer and another in October (teacher - several breaks a year to spend in the briny!) Maybe by then I will feel a little more comfortable about the prospect of cold-water diving.
I have another year here in Norway and then moving on to parts as yet unknown - but you can bet that somewhere I can dive is going to be a big factor in my choice of location! My wife and I have been thinking about Singapore or thereabouts.
I feel like a little kid again with Christmas only a few weeks away, pretty sure that the shiny new red superflyer bicycle I have always wanted will be under the tree...
Just wanted to post to try to temper the excitement that is building up since I still have 30 days before I can live it.
Back in December I booked a trip to Grand Cayman to try out diving (grew up in Puerto Rico but, for whatever reason, never got into diving, although I have always loved snorkeling and looking at the fascinating critters under the sea). I took one of the Discover Diving-type sessions - a couple hours in the pool in the morning, and then a dive in the afternoon. Absolutely fell in love with the sport! To be able to breathe underwater, take time to marvel at the critters close up, float weightless in a foreign world - AMAZING! Unfortunately I hadn't booked other sessions ahead of time and everyone was booked up for the rest of the week. Only had that one dive but what a great time.
I am currently living in Norway and the idea of diving into the icy depths here has me somewhat - no, VERY intimidated.
Soooo... In 30 days I head off to Dahab, Egypt, for 3 weeks to learn how to dive. I am planning on getting my OW certification and, after a few dives, go ahead to the AOW cert. I am already planning my next diving trip for the end of the summer and another in October (teacher - several breaks a year to spend in the briny!) Maybe by then I will feel a little more comfortable about the prospect of cold-water diving.
I have another year here in Norway and then moving on to parts as yet unknown - but you can bet that somewhere I can dive is going to be a big factor in my choice of location! My wife and I have been thinking about Singapore or thereabouts.
I feel like a little kid again with Christmas only a few weeks away, pretty sure that the shiny new red superflyer bicycle I have always wanted will be under the tree...