I survived and felt improvement on every dive and am headed back up for more dives this weekend. Does the gear get any lighter? um no. Do you look really cool? Well I thought so until one set of doubles I dove had the bands so low I kept getting pile drived into a head stand. Above water, I thought I looked cool, but gis_gal can probably tell you a different story!!
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As it has been quite a while since I've involved myself with personal training (especially one so drastically different than what I am used to), I can't explain enough how exciting this is. So allow me to add that if you haven't taken a dive class in while, I really encourage you all to take a look at what's available around you. You'd be surprised how energizing it can be. Maybe it's photography, maybe fish or invertebrates ID (which I highly recommend if you have access to talented instructors who specialize in this area), maybe it's wreck (still chomping at the bit to get to NC), or deep diving. The point is there is a lot out there and I encourage you to seek it out!
Well I need to sign off for now. I'm headed to pick up my new gear that has come in and off to my next classroom session! Who-hoo!!!
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And I'll be happy to share a list of gear and configuration if anyone is truly interested on what I settled on.