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Old 17th July 2008, 02:07 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Diving for first time in Roatan

"harvey" <chandler7600m> wrote in message
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> Roatan can be pretty advanced diving.


Really? Where were you doing all this "pretty advanced diving" off of
Roatan?


> - but they do have a chamber there, as well as a medical staff,
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> and it's doubtless not just for decoration.


No, it isn't. It's for the lobster divers.

:^)


> It's truly great diving down there, but go down there prepared.
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> resort courses are great, unless something goes terribly wrong.
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> Take all the pool / classroom work up here first.


Normally, I recommend taking your diving course at home, and as you said (or
someone said) taking the time to let it all sink in (no pun intended).
Scuba is a safe activity if you take your training seriously.

That doesn't mean that if you intend to take a vacation to learn to dive,
that one can't learn to dive on vacation. Seems to me, that if that is a
person's intent, then Roatan is an excellent choice.
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