end of this diving season (September)
What is this "end of diving season" you are talking about.
We don't have this phrase where I live.
Make sure you have proper dive wear and you'll find that there is no "season"
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end of this diving season (September)
Well someone completely misunderstood the point.......
In other words, don't bother asking any more questions until I've had some underwater time. Thank you for making that very clear.
Well, some u/w time will change your perspective on things. Like maybe diving in a 7mm full-body suit in green murk will make you think again about that tropical vacation.
We got our cards in summer and didn't dive until the following April. My better half was not super-comfortable in the beginning of that trip -- but then again she frets before the first dive all the time. I guess the plus side of doing it now is you'll have a better idea what to look for during Black Friday/Xmas sales period.
The issue with the tropical vacation is that I would be going by myself. That didn't appeal to me. Aside from my friend in another state who inspired me to dive, I'm doing this by myself without knowing any divers IRL. But someone I know from another forum I'm a long time member of told me he's an instructor and he'll dive with me if I take a winter weekend vacation to his Florida city. So that problem is solved.
A tropical vacation over the winter is not part of my plans, so that's no part of the reason to do it now. Doing it in the spring would make sure it was all fresh in my mind for next year's diving season.