I became a PADI certified Open Water Diver on September 9th, 2007. Since then, I have been working to further my training. Here’s the current list of my certifications:
- Open Water Diver, September 9, 2007
- Advanced Open Water Diver, October 7, 2007: Underwater Navigation, Deep, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Wreck dives
- Enriched Air Diver, January, 2008
- Emergency First Responder, December, 2007
- Rescue Diver, May 19, 2008
- Wreck Diver,
- Underwater Navigator, December 9, 2008
- Dry Suit Diver, December 9, 2008
- Deep Diver, December 18, 2008
- Master Scuba Diver, January 13, 2009
- Divemaster, January 21, 2009
My certification wish list includes (this will continue to grow as I learn more and shrink as I complete certifications and specialties):
My gear inventory/wish list:
- Mask, fins, snorkel, boots, purchased early August, 2007
- Scubapro Knighthawk BCD, purchased October 5, 2007
- Aqualung Legend LX ACD Regulator, purchased December 2007
- Aqualung ABS Octopus, purchased December 2007
- Suunto Cobra2 dive computer, purchased December 2007
- Wetsuit, 5mm, purchased March, 2008
- Hood, purchased May 2008
- Gloves, purchased May 2008
- Wetsuit, currently own 3mm shorty, 5mm and 7mm full suits
- Dry Suit, purchased January 9, 2009
- Dive light, purchased October 5, 2007
- Dive slate, purchased October 5, 2007
- Surface signaling sausage, purchased October 5, 2007
- Dive knife, purchased October 8, 2007
- Underwater noisemaker (shaker), purchased October, 2007
Places wish list and past visits:
- Haigh Quarry: a lot of visits…mostly for training
- Cozumel: 14-18 Dec 2007
- Monterrey, CA: 20 Sep 2008 (going)
- Lake Michigan
- San Francisco Bay
- Bonaire
- Turks
- Roatan
- Utila
- Great Barrier Reef
- Truk Lagoon
- Belize
- Galapagos
- South Africa, Great White cage diving
- Hawaii, during January when whales are there
- Bahamas (shark diving!)
Totals (as of 21-Jul-2008): 20h 7m bottom time, 38 dives
Maximum depth: 102′
