Scuba Diving

Well Butiki if you ever get this way...I'll work with ya! Maybe some day I'll get out your way!

Hey cbdives, is that thing in the photo trying to eat you??? 

Hello CB,
This is definitely on my bucket list. I had been researching to become certified and found a company 90 miles north of me in Syracuse, New York. I plan on getting certified this spring/summer. I hope my wife decides to get her certification too. She is a little scared.

I would really enjoy to hook up with you sometime next fall . I will keep in touch if you have a personal email you can send me. My email is joemonte@nep.net. I appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Joe

Also Joe...I'm scuba instructor...If you all can make it this way for a week or so I can certify you here. Most of your classwork is done online...all you have to focus on then is 3 pool sessions and 100 min in the open water (3 to 4 dives). Once your wife learns more details about diving her fears will subside...remember, coconuts kill more people than sharks!

Joe

I copied this PADI's Facebook page...PADI is a certifying agency


Why learn to scuba dive?

There are many reasons to learn to scuba dive. It may be something to mark off your bucket list, a reason to travel or even a way to escape the effects of gravity.

If you’ve been thinking about it and haven’t taken the plunge, here is a list of reasons to learn to dive.

Explore parts of the world that many don’t get to see

The ocean covers 71 percent of the earth’s surface. If your goal is to “see the world” then you’ll need to learn to scuba dive.

You have a place to escape everyday technology and Zen out

There are no phone calls to answer or emails to respond to underwater. Your attention is focused on breathing and what you see through your mask (which most of the time is pretty awesome!).

Experience weightlessness

Is gravity always bringing you down? Learn to dive and feel the sweet spot of neither sinking nor floating.

Improve your equalisation skills for flights and mountain drives

Once you master equalising your ears on a dive, you can do it anywhere.

Relive the vast amount of history that lies beneath the sea

You can explore wrecks that sit at the bottom of the ocean, including World War ships and planes.

Master of non-verbal communications

Scuba divers learn to communicate underwater without speaking. The “this way to the exit” hand signal is very handy when you want to signal your date that it’s time to leave the party!

Impress others with your newly acquired knowledge

You’ll learn about PSI and compressed air in your scuba cylinder. Since you know an empty tank weighs less than full tank, you’ll know that a deflated football weighs less than one fully inflated.

You can one-up your friends on social media

This is especially useful if you have a lot of friends who run marathons…

You know that “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a real thing

After you get certified you’ll understand the importance of making your air supply last. The trick is to breathe slowly and move deliberately. Good advice for the surface too.