Hello from a new Scuba-Cat
Ex-pat, English and living in Dallas, Texas. You'd think there was no diving in Texas, but you'd be wrong. I'm a DM and most summer weeks and weekends involved with classes and lake weekends, doing what DMs do! Texas lakes sound a lot like UK coastal waters, except for the summer temps. Never done any UK diving but my first dive was in cold water - but at Catalina Island, California back in 1998, in amongst the kelp. Since then most vacations have been spent in all sorts of places diving; some of the most memorable are Micronesia (Kosrae), Belize, Caymans, Dutch Antilles (A, B, C), Cozumel, Bahamas, Bimini, California, Florida, Cabo and others.
In the winter skiing is my passion and it's hard to beat those Alps, but Colorado and Wyoming are becoming firm favorites - and they're a bit nearer to DFW. I hang up my fins and get out those planks in the winter.
I learnt to dive (PADI) in CA and then did no more training until I got to Texas in '04 but I continued to dive. I ran through Advanced, Rescue and DM in 2 years and went through a DM internship, then recently crossed over to SSI (Dive Con). I have more than 350 dives, not counting all training dives.
Favorite destination so far is Micronesia and the Caymans.
Wish list is Australia (Coral Sea) and the Galapagos after a scheduled trip last year went wrong following the Ecuador government issues there. Also, Asia - Thailand, Indonesia - all sorts of places. So much to see, so little time!
Happy and safe diving to one and all.
