Hi kids...I'm Lawrence, in that hotbed of SCUBA known as Fresno, California. I have just been certified through SSI and then dived three times in Grand Cayman. My certification took place in the 54 degree waters of Monterey Bay, and Cayman was a little different. The water off The Wall at 100 feet down was 82, still fine for bare skin diving. My seventh dive was a night wreck dive, and my eighth was a 100 foot deep Wall dive. If there is a better place to dive than Cayman, I'd like to see it. Although, I must admit, diving Truk Lagoon is my ultimate goal...
A question, though: I felt my SSI instruction was very thorough, but I wonder if there is a consensus as to which of the organizations is the best? Or is it too dependant on the individual instructor?