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My first Open Ocean Experience!
ScubaScott66 - 8/16/2010 1:55 AM
I just returned from a weekend trip to Beaufort NC. What a great experience. This was my first, boat, ocean, wreck, and shark dive all in one weekend! I don’t think it could have been any better, beautiful weather, 40’ vis, warm water, and 3 awesome wreck dives. We dove the Indra on Saturday afternoon, and the U-352 and the Spar on Sunday. This being my first boat dive, I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous for the 2 seconds it took me to jump in, but after that...... Well lets just say it was the coo...
Finally!!!
ScubaScott66 - 7/26/2010 2:13 AM
Yesterday I finally completed my PADI open water diver course. It had taken my 2 months, and needless to say I was frustrated that it took so long. I was abandoned by my original instructor, not that she wasn’t the best, but a word of advice, never date your instructor!!!!! But as luck has it, I came across a little shop in Kings Mountain, NC. Aquatic Pleasures Dive Center. I just want to say thank you to Teresa, and Calvin Shaw, and the entire staff at AP. They took me in and have treated me as...