I've done it - open water certified!
I've done it - open water certified!
It's not sports news or anything, but I'm pretty excited! Finished my open water yesterday, got my card today! Really looking forward to getting some more dives in (I can tell I'll need a bunch more practice).
Anyone else here scuba dive?
I don't scuba but congratulations!
Congratulations on taking the plunge! I haven't gone out in years, but my last dive was with Manta Rays in Bora Bora.
Sounds nice, did you dive elsewhere in French Polynesia?
We didn't visit any other islands, other than flying in and out of Tahiti.
Just got certified myself last month. Don’t know if I’ll ever do it again though. It’s an unbelievable amount of work. Feels like you’re going to the moon with all the equipment you have to wear and monitor.
I also did my dives in 52-degree water, so there would be a lot less equipment if it was warmer… to say the least!
Oh yeah it's definitely a lot of work, I was surprised at how sore I was when I woke up today! Very rewarding for me - I was over the moon after that last dive - but I can definitely see it not being something that everyone is interested in keeping up with.
I got a bit lucky with the water temp; where we were diving it was 75F down to like 15-20ft (which was my max depth) with a pretty steep thermocline. I think it was like 55F right below that. That's why I waited until after the winter though!**
Try again in nice warm water with colourful corals around, it's a lot more fun!
Congrats! I got my Open Water about 20 years ago but unfortunately didn't make enough time in life to keep active. Such a great sport though.