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Originally Posted by teri88 I was just wondering about your test, and saw this thread! Great work! What a wonderful new skill! You will have soooo much fun....wish it was me! |
Teri, honey, if you want to dive, just DO IT!! Life is too short to deprive yourself of intense pleasures such as this!
I got a PM from someone else who is interested in diving, and here is my answer to her. I think it applies to ANYONE who may be interested in diving.
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If you have ANY desire at all to dive, my friend, DO NOT deprive yourself of this incredible pleasure. Life is WAY too short!! DO IT! Go to a dive shop and tell them you want to take a "Try Scuba" class. It's a little shorty introductory class that lets you get a chance to see if diving is really something you want to spend the time, effort, and money on. Also, for the prequalifier of the real class they used to make you do a 200 yard free swim, and now you can do it with fins, mask and snorkel for 300 yds! I can snorkel all day long, so that's how I did it. After the swim, you have to tread water for 10 minutes, and they let me use my wet suit, so no problem!
Thanks for asking, and yes, I PASSED!! It was incredible! We did 5 dives while I was in FL , and it was an amazing experience. We actually dove in rivers that were fed by natural springs and had caverns. I did not go in any of the caverns, but I did get a chance to look in. There were still a LOT of fish swimming around, and some interesting grasses and such. The fish aren't as brilliantly colored as the tropicals, but still very beautiful at eye level!
As far as the skills without the regulator, there are indeed some, but you do them in front of an experienced instructor, and they won't let you get in trouble. You have to toss your regulator over like you lost it, then use a skill to retrieve it, replace it in your mouth, clear it and breathe. It was a little creepy at first, but once you get it, it's wicked easy. Another skill you have to do is take a deep breath off your regulator, and orally inflate your bouyancy vest while on the bottom! That's tricky, but once you get it, again it's easy!
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So, Teri, and anyone else interested, JUST DO IT!!!
