Thread: Scuba Diving

I learned to dive in my early 20's, ,,, only did 4 dives,,,, snorkeled all the other times,,,maybe someday I will take the course again & make a hobby of it.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I learned to dive in my early 20's, ,,, only did 4 dives,,,, snorkeled all the other times,,,maybe someday I will take the course again & make a hobby of it.

You could probably get by with only a refresher course, if you got your license. Go for it. It is a great hobby, and your location is perfect for it.

Well, my last 2 dives in 2015 were in Hawaii on Christmas day. Nice, warm and clear ocean. I got to see Scorpion fish and White tip reef shark, up close.
Have a good 2016.

Great to hear, I miss diving,,, I think I'll introduce the son to it next year, we both can take a course.

I was NASDS certified in 1992.
I've done about a 9 dives. Night dives are wicked cool and fun!
We did a few night dives off NC coast.... I think it was near Wilmington (I could be wrong)........ On one of the dives a Barracuda decided to pay me and my dive buddy a visit. That fish was mean, ugly, and all teeth with a hook lodge in it's upper lip. About 5 feet long. It was just checking us out...... Swam off.....So we thought. Swam right by us and smacked us both with it's tail. Was quite the experience at 60 feet deep!

Would I go scuba diving again...... YES !!! Most natural high you'll ever get IMO.

I bought an outfit for $75 but haven't had a chance to use it. Tried it out in the back yard sitting in a lawn chair. 2 regulators and they both work. Lakes froze solid here and I am not going to make my first dive under the ice. Gotta wait a while longer.

I've never done anything more exciting than diving.

Got my PADI certificate in 2001. In 2002 upgraded to nitrox. Was diving a lot in the Red Sea, explored reefs and sunk vessels. It was a best time in my life.... Sea, beach and... yeh, single yet (most important part).
In 2005, smashed ear-drum. Yes, I was an idiot! Got some minor flu and decided to dive. Since then, no diving, wife, young kids and new life stile....

Originally Posted by bekk

Got my PADI certificate in 2001. In 2002 upgraded to nitrox. Was diving a lot in the Red Sea, explored reefs and sunk vessels. It was a best time in my life.... Sea, beach and... yeh, single yet (most important part).
In 2005, smashed ear-drum. Yes, I was an idiot! Got some minor flu and decided to dive. Since then, no diving, wife, young kids and new life stile....

What part of the Red Sea did you dive?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

What part of the Red Sea did you dive?

East coast of Sinai. From north to south (Eilat, Taba, Nuweibaa, Dahab, Shar El-Shaikh) I also dived in Medetteranialn Sea (east coast). Near Acre, there are few remains of Napoleon's battleships and in Caesaria, the remains of Roman town.