GAI diving

[sshindell]

Well, I finally made it to my scheduled first dive in Ocean Voyager. Pretty cool dive when the first thing you have to remember is not to hit the whale shark on the way in....Unbelievable.

 

[simon_kruger]

Congrats man.

 

[kevin]

Woo Hoo!!! Hopefully I will be in there with you soon

 

[washowi]

See ya in the tanks.....This month I am there the 5th, 19th, and 26th....

If ya can try to do one with me....I am doing the entire day Ocean in the Am and Cold Water in the afternoon.

PS...

I bounced off Alice last week and received a mask full of tail.

 

[dannybradley]

What is like being next to such a massive organism? I can't imagine what it's like the first time you get in the tank next to one of them.

 

[sshindell]

Imagine a swimming bus....

It really is pretty incredible. The hammerhead and groupers were nice too. Overall, not a bad dive.

 

[dannybradley]

Oddly enough, I can picture that perfectly.

 

[washowi]

Steve....you dive yet?

 

[ericmcj31]

how do you get to dive there??

 

[sshindell]

Contact volunteer services. It is NOT like you just walk up and dive. You have to put in hours in non-dive related activities, go through training and a physical ($370), commit to a certain number of dives per month, etc. If you are serious, weekday diving is easier to find on the schedule than weekend diving, and plan on at least a year before you hit the water.

 

[sdminson]

I am truly jealous that would be amazing.

 

[ericmcj31]

yeah--that is great; I wish I had the time to devote to helping out the GA Aquarium-that would be awesome.