Dive 1 - Tzimin-Ha (Seahorse) Reef
Dive 2 - Las Redes (The Nets) & Motorcycle Reef
Dive 3 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Barbie Line
Dive 4 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Bat Cave Line
Dive 5 - Morgan's Reef
Dive 6 - South Point Reef
First: 1st cenote dive!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Akumal Diving. Dec. 4 - 8, 2012
6 dives with Dive with Natalie and Ivan. 2 referred out to Sebastian for Cenote Diving.
Dive 1 - Tzimin-Ha (Seahorse) Reef
Dive 2 - Las Redes (The Nets) & Motorcycle Reef
Dive 3 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Barbie Line
Dive 4 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Bat Cave Line
Dive 5 - Morgan's Reef
Dive 6 - South Point Reef
First: 1st cenote dive!
This is the TripAdvisor review I wrote up on the Dive Operation
Dive 1 - Tzimin-Ha (Seahorse) Reef
Dive 2 - Las Redes (The Nets) & Motorcycle Reef
Dive 3 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Barbie Line
Dive 4 - Dos Ojos Cenote, Bat Cave Line
Dive 5 - Morgan's Reef
Dive 6 - South Point Reef
First: 1st cenote dive!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Cold Water Diving in Sechelt Inlet. Aug. 6 - 7, 2012
4 dives. Including one dive which Steve and I did on our own!
Lew and Rob from Suncoast Diving.
Dive 1 - Swinging Tire Ridge, shore dive
Dive 2 - Piper's Point, boat dive off Zodiac
Dive 3 - Tuwanek Spit, South Island, boat dive off Zodiac
Dive 4 - Tuwanek Lamb Islets, North Island, shore dive off dock, unguided dive
Firsts: 1st cold water dive. 1st unguided dive.
Lew and Rob from Suncoast Diving.
Dive 1 - Swinging Tire Ridge, shore dive
Dive 2 - Piper's Point, boat dive off Zodiac
Dive 3 - Tuwanek Spit, South Island, boat dive off Zodiac
Dive 4 - Tuwanek Lamb Islets, North Island, shore dive off dock, unguided dive
Firsts: 1st cold water dive. 1st unguided dive.
Vancouver Aquarium Diver's Weekend. Jan 21 - 22, 2012
We'd wanted to check out the Vancouver Aquarium for awhile and finally went on January 22, 2012. We were pretty surprised and pleased to find out this was the 13th Annual Divers' Weekend at the Aquarium with booths set up, demonstrations, and lots of scheduled speakers on many aspect of diving. Next year, we'll remember to bring our PADI cards for the 50% discount!
As well as enjoying the aquarium, we checked out 2 seminars: Diving the wrecks of Vanuatu, and Living the Dream: Making Money Diving. This last seminar was presented by Greg McCracken owner of Ocean Quest Dive Centre and the instructor of the Professional SCUBA diver program through Capilano University.
Since the seminar, we've checked out Ocean Quest in Burnaby and received top notch advice from Ken on gear and courses. We hope to do a course with these guys in the future.
As well as enjoying the aquarium, we checked out 2 seminars: Diving the wrecks of Vanuatu, and Living the Dream: Making Money Diving. This last seminar was presented by Greg McCracken owner of Ocean Quest Dive Centre and the instructor of the Professional SCUBA diver program through Capilano University.
Since the seminar, we've checked out Ocean Quest in Burnaby and received top notch advice from Ken on gear and courses. We hope to do a course with these guys in the future.
OW Certification. Tropical Referral (Cozumel). Dec. 4 - 7, 2011
Went the tropical referral route. Chose a small dive operation, Buena Ventura Diving, in Cozumel for the open water part of our OW certification.
Mario spent the 4th and 5th with us covering all the skills at Palancar Gardens (twice), Delilah Reef and Paso Del Cedral.
We followed up with a 2 tank dive on the 7th with Jorge, their Divemaster. This was at Palancar Horseshoe and Delilah.
Firsts: 1st Certification! 1st shark! 1st drift dive!
Mario spent the 4th and 5th with us covering all the skills at Palancar Gardens (twice), Delilah Reef and Paso Del Cedral.
We followed up with a 2 tank dive on the 7th with Jorge, their Divemaster. This was at Palancar Horseshoe and Delilah.
Firsts: 1st Certification! 1st shark! 1st drift dive!
Open Water Certification. November 12 - 13, 2011
Did the Open Water Certification course and pool work in Vancouver with Diving Locker. Paul Quiggle was our Instructor. Each day started with videos and tests followed by pool work out at UBC's indoor and outdoor pools. Colin Duffy was the assistant instructor and there were 5 of us in the group, 2 male teenagers and a man about our age whose wife dives.
Firsts: 1st walking any distance in full gear!
Firsts: 1st walking any distance in full gear!
Discover SCUBA again. February 20, 2011
Steve and I didn't have time to get our Open Water Certification before going to our friends' wedding in Ixtapa, so we signed up for another Discover SCUBA when we were there. We weren't going to miss out on diving! We were staying at the Barcelo in Ixtapa and used the resort dive shop again, Ixtapa Aqua Paradise.
We did the video and pool lesson at 5pm on Saturday, Feb. 19th. Then did the two tank dive on Sunday, Feb. 20th from 9am to 1pm. They drove us to Zihuatenejo bay and we dove two sites:
Dive 1 was Manzanillo, average depth 38', bottom 45'. 10 lbs, 3mm long suit.
Dive 2 was Caleta del Chon, 40' average, bottom 45'.
About 35 min each. Saw seahorses and a cool pufferfish the guide held gently so we could stroke his back. Don't know if this is a good idea, but we were surprised that it felt rubbery instead of spiky.
The water was very murky at the top with viz of about 3'. We followed a rope down to where the viz cleared to about 5m. We purchased the photos taken during the dive. There was another couple with us, including the wife who was finishing her OW certification, so we watched as she did a few navigation exercises.
Firsts: 1st seahorse! 1st 2 tank dive.
We did the video and pool lesson at 5pm on Saturday, Feb. 19th. Then did the two tank dive on Sunday, Feb. 20th from 9am to 1pm. They drove us to Zihuatenejo bay and we dove two sites:
Dive 1 was Manzanillo, average depth 38', bottom 45'. 10 lbs, 3mm long suit.
Dive 2 was Caleta del Chon, 40' average, bottom 45'.
About 35 min each. Saw seahorses and a cool pufferfish the guide held gently so we could stroke his back. Don't know if this is a good idea, but we were surprised that it felt rubbery instead of spiky.
The water was very murky at the top with viz of about 3'. We followed a rope down to where the viz cleared to about 5m. We purchased the photos taken during the dive. There was another couple with us, including the wife who was finishing her OW certification, so we watched as she did a few navigation exercises.
Firsts: 1st seahorse! 1st 2 tank dive.
Discover SCUBA. December 2, 2010
We were staying at the Grand Palladium in the Mayan Riviera when we decided to find out what SCUBA diving was all about. This was our 3rd Caribbean trip. We'd fallen in love with snorkeling on our previous trips, particularly at nearby beaches, lagoons and cenotes.
Herve with Scuba Caribe on the resort got us started with the 1 hour video and the pool training. Then we went out in their boat to the dive site (Aquario?) with Herve, Frederick the Argentinian camera guy, 2 boat crew, and another divemaster Pedro who lead 2 couples.
I bumped my head flipping backwards out of boat, and doing a full backwards 360. It was about a 45 minute dive at 40' (12-15m). Steve was emptying his tank pretty fast so Herve gave him air for the last part of the dive.
Herve found a little crab like cleaner thing to show us. We came up slowly with a couple of pauses.
Back in boat, I felt a little woozy and light-headed, then fine. Then while we were waiting for the others to come up I felt a little seasick. After we returned our equipment, we saw a rough video which we bought for $60 and tipped Herve.
First dive down and we loved it.
Firsts: 1st dive!
Herve with Scuba Caribe on the resort got us started with the 1 hour video and the pool training. Then we went out in their boat to the dive site (Aquario?) with Herve, Frederick the Argentinian camera guy, 2 boat crew, and another divemaster Pedro who lead 2 couples.
I bumped my head flipping backwards out of boat, and doing a full backwards 360. It was about a 45 minute dive at 40' (12-15m). Steve was emptying his tank pretty fast so Herve gave him air for the last part of the dive.
Herve found a little crab like cleaner thing to show us. We came up slowly with a couple of pauses.
Back in boat, I felt a little woozy and light-headed, then fine. Then while we were waiting for the others to come up I felt a little seasick. After we returned our equipment, we saw a rough video which we bought for $60 and tipped Herve.
First dive down and we loved it.
Firsts: 1st dive!
A Diving Adventure: Intro
Soon after we met, Steve wanted to take me on vacation to Mexico. I wasn't so sure. This video we saw later, pretty much sums it up.
Steve let me do some research and pick where we would go. Instinctively, I was drawn to the blue Caribbean waters, over the rougher Pacific coast, and selected a spot on the Mayan Riviera between Playa del Carmen and Tulum.
I was won over from the first trip and it was then that we discovered the amazing snorkeling in the Caribbean. We couldn't believe all the cool, colourful fish, and were so excited to see a turtle! The next year we were back, this time to Cuba. We went to Varadero and while we had heard about the amazing beach, this was the white sand, no reefs variety, and we badly missed the fish. From then on, we have made sure that we stay somewhere with coral reefs right off the beach. On our third trip, we returned to the Mayan Riviera, again near Akumal and Steve convinced me to try SCUBA with him. What follows are our SCUBA adventures.
Steve let me do some research and pick where we would go. Instinctively, I was drawn to the blue Caribbean waters, over the rougher Pacific coast, and selected a spot on the Mayan Riviera between Playa del Carmen and Tulum.
I was won over from the first trip and it was then that we discovered the amazing snorkeling in the Caribbean. We couldn't believe all the cool, colourful fish, and were so excited to see a turtle! The next year we were back, this time to Cuba. We went to Varadero and while we had heard about the amazing beach, this was the white sand, no reefs variety, and we badly missed the fish. From then on, we have made sure that we stay somewhere with coral reefs right off the beach. On our third trip, we returned to the Mayan Riviera, again near Akumal and Steve convinced me to try SCUBA with him. What follows are our SCUBA adventures.
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