I was 3/4 my way through dive instructor. I have cave, wreck, ice diving, night as well as deep water diving under my belt. Just needed some extra hrs. No such thing as diving without a dry suit here. water is 40 deg in summer.... bbbrrrrrrr.
the Dive shop closed up here because of mis management. It was awesome. I did a school work term there in 94, and started working there after. I fast tracked my open water and advanced diving training because I went to every session instead of just one per week. I got all my dive gear for graduation instead of a new car. that was ice regulator and second stage, dive computer , dry suit, camera, light etc.
Diving for scallops and eating them fresh is a treat I tell ya.
Awesome, Gene is a cool guy.
I also did commercial diving for the government here for a year.