I became a PADI certified Open Water Diver on September 9th, 2007. Since then, I’m working to attain more certifications. 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

My certification wish list includes (this will continue to grow as I learn more and shrink as I complete certifications and specialties):

• Rescue Diver / Emergency First Response
• Master Scuba Diver (Rescue Diver + 5 specialties)
  • Dry Suit Diver
  • Enriched Air Diver
  • Wreck Diver
  • Equipment Specialist
  • Search and Recovery Diver
  • Underwater Navigator

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, 7mm
• Hood
• Gloves
• Wetsuit, 3mm
• Dry Suit
• 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: 8-9 Sep 2007, 6-7 Oct 2007
• Cozumel: 14-18 Dec 2007 (going)
• Lake Michigan
• San Francisco Bay
• Monterrey, CA
• 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

Dives. Here is where I hope to keep a list of all the dives I have done–an online (abbreviated) version of my dive log book.

1. 8-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, OW Dive #1
2. 8-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, OW Dive #2
3. 9-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, OW Dive #3
4. 9-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, OW Dive #4, certification completed
5. 9-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, first OW dive as a diver
6. 9-Sep-2007, Haigh Quarry, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Adv OW Dive #1
7. 6-Oct-2007, Haigh Quarry, Underwater Navigation, Adv OW Dive #2
8. 6-Oct-2007, Haigh Quarry, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Adv OW Dive #1 repeated (for the rest of the group)
9. 6-Oct-2007, Haigh Quarry, Night Dive, Adv OW Dive #3
10. 7-Oct-2007, Haigh Quarry, Deep Dive, Adv OW Dive #4, 80 feet, 49 degrees, “The Hole”
11. 7-Oct-2007, Haigh Quarry, Wreck Dive, Adv OW Dive #5 (actually, #6 for me), Adv OW certification completed

Total bottom time: 6h 41m

Maximum depth: 80′