On our drive home from our last Mexico trip, we decided on trying to come back for Memorial Day weekend to get our "Advanced Open Water Certification". We had some hoops to jump through to make it work....but we made it work. Best last minute vacation ever !!! What does Advanced certification do for you , some may ask ? It's so you pay more money to the PADI Scuba diving association..... Just kidding. But sometimes it feels like that ;) Being advanced allows you to go on more dives, since you are certified to 130 feet below sea level. A basic certification only allows you to go to 60 feet. We wanted to get this before our Hawaii trip, so we can potentially check out some wrecks while there! What type of dives did I have to do to become "advanced"? In order to become "advanced", you have to complete 5 specialty dives with an instructor. Our dives were: 1. Peak Buoyancy Dive - you have to show that you can gracefully flow through the wat...
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