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38 pounds of weight, 14 mil suit, and rough surf???
This is scuba, not survivor!
You will be fine in Maui.
This is scuba, not survivor!
You will be fine in Maui.
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Okay flame on.... What instructor would take OW students to Monterey this weekend? My understanding (since I looked it up on chucks site before I drove to Monterey) was lousy diving, poor visibility, actual WAVES in breakwater and just all kinds of mess. I mean come on I dont care how good you are why would you put somebody at risk like that?
Beth, your lucky he wouldnt let you go back into the water since you had no business in it in the first place. Enjoy your dives in warm water but seriously consider additional training back home. Diving in full wetsuit with all the extra weight, the cold, the viz issues should be something you do with an instructor the first few times at least. Sorry to hear you had a bad start, it really should have been drinks instead of dives anywhere in Monterey this weekend. I rerouted to Tahoe, clear blue skies, 51 degree water 40 foot plus viz, . Thats what divings about