My Diving Experiences

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Originally Posted by nswef

Tradd, I love seeing this progress. Horizontal! In the lake! A lake that would terrify me in a boat! I keep remembering how uncertain you were at the beginning. I am in awe!

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I agree! So cool to see you "diving in" to this experience (excuse the pun)--since you pretty much fell into it. Life has a crazy way of showing you to where you should be.

Isn't Lake Michigan pretty cold this time of year??

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Originally Posted by catherine

I agree! So cool to see you "diving in" to this experience (excuse the pun)--since you pretty much fell into it. Life has a crazy way of showing you to where you should be.

Isn't Lake Michigan pretty cold this time of year??

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This wasn’t Lake Michigan. It was a former stone quarry in NW Ohio.

Where in northwest Ohio? I grew up in Fulton county.

Ottawa, OH.

I’ve thought about getting into diving, but no way could I get the wife interested. There are several sites near here that are popular dive sites. And the Keys are not that far away.

ill just have to stick with snorkeling for now. Maybe I’ll get into it a little when I buy a boat.

Now I’m thinking I need to stop in at a local dive shop. I wonder what this is going to cost me. At least I wouldn’t have fees to get into the water.

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Originally Posted by dmc

Now I’m thinking I need to stop in at a local dive shop. I wonder what this is going to cost me. At least I wouldn’t have fees to get into the water.

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I don’t know where you’re located, but Rainbow Reef Dive Center in Key Largo has a very good reputation and is a good place for getting certified. Do classroom/eLearning at home with pool dives and the certification dives in FL.

My son is a dive instructor in Florida. I can get you a great deal, let me know.

Im in Punta Gorda, it’s a little north of Fort Myers.

His home base is Cortez (Bradenton), but I think there's a shop in Venice. I'll ask about farther south.