Hello
I'm new to this site and its forums but am already booked for my first trip (Cozumel, February 2024). Woo Hoo!
I've been living in Scottsdale. AZ since retiring 3 years ago. Before that I lived in the Washington, DC area for just short of 40 years. I've been diving since 1982 and fairly regularly since 2013. I have advanced open-water and enriched air certifications from PADI and 350+ logged dives. I generally prefer diving in warm-water locations where there are healthy coral reefs. I love diving with mega-fauna and have had the opportunity to dive with Tiger Sharks, Bull Sharks, Caribbean Reef Sharks, and Black-Tip Reef Sharks as well as with Mantas. But I also like looking at small critters and don't mind muck diving if there is a lot to see. Many of my dive trips have involved volunteer/citizen science research including coral health monitoring, fish biomass measurement and lionfish control.
I figure I'm probably at the upper end of the age demographic for this community but look forward to meeting fellow divers of any age 
Our upper bracket is mid to late 70's. Our lower bracket is 30's... so anything in between is 'Prime Time'. 
to our diving family! Kamala
