hootie
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I truly can't even begin to describe how amazing this experience has been! Today, we dove just outside of West Palm Beach and the folks that were on the dive said visibility was 100 feet. Apparently that is really awesome! I say apparently because I have no clue and I stink when it comes to distance. It was sunny and calm so no waves at all. Everyone was remarking that we could not have asked for a more perfect day to get certified.
It was like being in an aquarium! We saw (3) loggerhead turtles, a spiny lobster, squid, an eel duking it out pretty seriously with a fish, a lion fish, and countless other fish. It was exhilarating! I didn't want to surface!!!!
I have already booked two dives next week! One back in West Palm Beach and the other is diving inside the 5+M gallon tank at Epcot!! I am crazy excited. Additionally I've got several more dives planned this month (more FL and also Cancun).
My husband has created a monster! lol
The ONLY issue I seem to have is being able to descend easily. Once I'm on the bottom, I am able to get neutrally buoyant pretty easily but it takes forever for me to sink. I'm weighted pretty heavily (I'm plus size) and really can't handle much more weight (at least on the surface) so are there any tricks to getting down easily? My hubby and his friend go down head first but they have 1000s of dives (started as Navy divers in the 70s) so I'm not sure if that's something acceptable for a newbie like myself. Anyone have any thoughts?
It was like being in an aquarium! We saw (3) loggerhead turtles, a spiny lobster, squid, an eel duking it out pretty seriously with a fish, a lion fish, and countless other fish. It was exhilarating! I didn't want to surface!!!!
I have already booked two dives next week! One back in West Palm Beach and the other is diving inside the 5+M gallon tank at Epcot!! I am crazy excited. Additionally I've got several more dives planned this month (more FL and also Cancun).
My husband has created a monster! lol
The ONLY issue I seem to have is being able to descend easily. Once I'm on the bottom, I am able to get neutrally buoyant pretty easily but it takes forever for me to sink. I'm weighted pretty heavily (I'm plus size) and really can't handle much more weight (at least on the surface) so are there any tricks to getting down easily? My hubby and his friend go down head first but they have 1000s of dives (started as Navy divers in the 70s) so I'm not sure if that's something acceptable for a newbie like myself. Anyone have any thoughts?