We’re at a point where there will be some more pictures, but none underwater yet. That’s coming. Off to Table Rock Lake! Doug Doug is a certified instructor who really loves taking people diving. He also has a boat docked on Table Rock Lake. He wanted to get some dives in during the Independence Day…… Continue reading Table Rock Lake, Burl Ives, and Doug
Category: Scuba Diving
So that’s where I parked?
Day 2 at Beaver Lake was a beautiful day. We arrived at around 9:30 and got ready for our second day of certification dives. There were a few more skills to practice, which we all accomplished quite easily. There were fish to play with, which we all did. Sights and Buoyancy The dive park has…… Continue reading So that’s where I parked?
Certification Dives, Day One, In Which We Play With Fish!
Rental Gear I went to Diventures on a Friday to pick up my BCD, wetsuit, and regulator. Our certification dive instructor, Jerod, was going to bring tanks and weights for us to use. Callie grabbed a regulator and then we realized that due to my . . . size, the larger rental BCDs were not…… Continue reading Certification Dives, Day One, In Which We Play With Fish!
Open Water Diver Class, The Finale
I want to be able to say that the rest of the class was mostly uneventful but that’s not true. The class was good, and I learned a lot, but I also had some complications. Practicing Skills The rest of the class was all in the pool. The pool exercises were supposed to be Saturday…… Continue reading Open Water Diver Class, The Finale
Open Water Diver Class, Act One
Diventures offers the classes as six sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks or three sessions Friday through Sunday on a single weekend. I didn’t really have an option as I had commitments every Tuesday and Thursday evening at the time, so I did the weekend option. Molly was my instructor. Classroom Time Friday…… Continue reading Open Water Diver Class, Act One