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HI ALL
JUST HOOKED ONTO THIS FORUM. I AM A NEWBIE TO THE FORUM AND TO DIVING. I DID MY O/W WHILST IN GRENADA IN JULY HAVING DONE A FEW DIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN ON PREVIOUS HOLIDAYS. I COULD NOT KEEP DOING RESORT COURSES, SO HAD TO BITE THE BULLET AND GET A BASIC QUALIFICATION WHILST OUT THERE. THE CARIBBEAN IS A LOVELY PLACE TO LEARN TO DIVE,BUT IT DID NOT PREPARE ME FOR CAPERNWRAY, ESPECIALLY DIVING IN A DRY SUIT MADE FOR A 6,4" FELLA ME BEING A SHORT **** 5,9". IT REALLY IS FUN GETTING THE AIR OUT FROM THE FEET AREA OF A DRY SUIT AS IT PUSHES YOUR FINS OFF YOUR FEET. THAT LITTLE EXPERIENCE CAUSED ME TO SPEND A FEW QUID AND INVEST IN MY OWN SUIT. I SHOULD RECEIVE THE SUIT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AND WILL BE LOOKING TO SEE WHERE I WILL GO AND WHAT SUPERVISION/TRAINING TO UNDERTAKE TO CONVERT TO DRY SUIT DIVING SAFELY.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE WRONG TIME OF YEAR TO START GETTING USED TO COOLER WATER DIVING, I GUESS CAPERNWRAY OR STONEY COVE ARE THE BEST OPTIONS ? ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE.
I LIVE BEVERLEY IN EAST YORKSHIRE BUT AM A NATIVE OF NEWCASTLE BUT LEFT THERE IN 1978 AND DONT GET UP THAT WAY VERY OFTEN. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPERIENCING
MANY OF THE DIVING SITES AROUND THE UK BUT CANT GET NEXT YEARS HOLIDAY TO ST LUCIA OUT OF MY MIND,I WORRY THAT I AM GOING SOFT AND WILL REMAIN AT HEART A WARM WATER DIVER, MAYBE YORKSHIRE DIVERS CAN HELP WITH THAT ONE.
LOOK FORWARD TO ANY CONTACTS,CHAT AND ADVICE.
REGARDS
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