I'm An Open Water Diver Now!

[ColbytheClown]

just spent two weeks in the Turks and Caicos islands getting my PADI Open Water Diver certification! I took 2 days of training, and did 3 days of diving, 6 dives in total. Saw so many amazing fish and coral. More specifically: barracuda, pufferfish and stingrays, anemones, lobsters and crabs, a caribbean reef shark, lionfish, an octopus, and so much more! I was inside a giant fish tank, except one that was 50 feet deep! Thanks mum! @Janice

 

[Josh]

Cmon @Janice you couldn't have sent colby anywhere nicer to get the certification?

 

[SamB]

Congrats !
Check for nice fish and corals while you are down there !

 

[shiftline]

Congrats!! And welcome to the club!


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[JoeT]

Diving is what got me interested in reef keeping. One of the tests on the advanced open water used to be fish identification. I am not sure if it still is but I am glad I have some knowledge. When diving near Barracuda remember to keep your wetsuit over anything shiny. I have had a few interested in my dive watch and it's not a great feeling. When the dive masters spear lion fish which is becoming a common practice, we have found (in Grand Cayman)that the sharks are becoming quite aggressive to get a free snack.
Enjoy!

 

[Janice]

LOL to Josh. Sorry, I was there in 1994, and it is one of my favourite spots!! I am a diver as well-although I have not been diving since Colby and his twin were born-so time for me to brush up so I can go with him

 

[nelson]

Congrats. Too bad there is not a lot of places around here to do so.

 

[Janice]

There are if you don't mind poor visibility and cold water!

 

[ColbytheClown]

Diving is what got me interested in reef keeping. One of the tests on the advanced open water used to be fish identification. I am not sure if it still is but I am glad I have some knowledge. When diving near Barracuda remember to keep your wetsuit over anything shiny. I have had a few interested in my dive watch and it's not a great feeling. When the dive masters spear lion fish which is becoming a common practice, we have found (in Grand Cayman)that the sharks are becoming quite aggressive to get a free snack.
Enjoy!

Thanks Joe! I think it still is, I want to get my advanced certification as well. Yep, we learned all about the shiny things, I even had an experience where I had a baracuda about 1 foot away from me! Thanks for the tip about he lionfish, didn't know that...

 

[Nighthawk26]

Congrats. I'm a certified Rescue Diver. Been diving since I was about your age. Without the luxury of first being certified in a place like Turks of course. I froze my ass off in Tobermory in mid September. A few years later I made it there though and have been back 6 times. Love it there. Especially if you get off the main island. Your a fortunate kid for sure. Good for you mom for giving him that experience.

 

[JoeT]

This guy would circle the dive waiting for his snack.

 

[OrcaSB]

Congrats! I've been diving for years and am now a master diver. It's been an obsession of mine the last 7 or 8 years! I've been all over the Caribbean and the pacific side of Costa Rica to dive with Bull Sharks so if you want any suggestions on great dive locations let me know!


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[shiftline]

It's fun to dive after you in the hobby. You will actually be able to name fish as you find them!


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[Janice]

Thanks Nighthawk. Once he gets a bit more experienced I make take him to some of my old favourite dive sites, like Belize.

 

[ColbytheClown]

Congrats! I've been diving for years and am now a master diver. It's been an obsession of mine the last 7 or 8 years! I've been all over the Caribbean and the pacific side of Costa Rica to dive with Bull Sharks so if you want any suggestions on great dive locations let me know!


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Awesome !!!