When I arrive at the scuba park the next morning, Blue Planet had everything well organized and ready to go, a well-oiled machine for sure. I decided to head up earlier on Friday to avoid traffic and arrive at the shop right at 11AM (when they open) to pick up all my gear, the team at the shop that morning had everything ready and helped me load it all into my car. Valerie worked with me on the free-flowing regulator skill (which was probably the one I was the most nervous about) and I got through it with ease! They are both exceptional instructors.įor the open water portion of the certification I selected a weekend at Dutch Springs in Bethlehem, PA. Evert stayed after the session on Sunday to help my dive buddy get more comfortable with a skill and from what I understand, came back a third night and helped again. We worked through both days of this portion of the certification at a very appropriate pace, I never felt rushed. They explained things clearly and were the definition of patient. Evert and Valerie are AWESOME! I felt completely safe and confident the entire time. My instructors for the confined water portion of the certification were Evert and Valerie with the help of several other Blue Planet staff. Rather than tell me they didn't have room to accommodate my needs, they said give us 30 minutes and we will call you back with a solution and they totally came through. I had a short time frame to complete my Open Water certification and I did not read the website correctly so I completely misunderstood the process. Jonas, Heather, and the rest of the team at Blue Planet are pretty much perfect! Lots of new friends! So, as many stars as possible to Jonas, Heather, their employees, and Blue PlanetĪndrew Haddock :: 06 wrzesień 2016 08:37:11Ĭhecking an item off my bucket list was easy with Blue Planet Scuba. Blue Planet made a frustrating time tolerable and sometimes enjoyable. Well, that’s a test of a good leader, and he passed, because Jonas quickly organized some fun things for us to do (go-cart racing, a group barbeque at the AirB&B house that was rented, a trip to the beach, group dinners, everything). As you all should know, the weather there is very unpredictable, so for a frustrating 3 days, we weren’t able to go out at all. Last June I went with Blue Planet to North Carolina for wreck diving. The other thing about Blue Planet is that when the weather doesn’t cooperate, they don’t stop trying. I think we all learned a lot from him as an instructor (3 of us were taking courses) but also in general – lots of good tips and knowledge passed at meals and just hanging around. As before, on this trip the group was well-led Jonas is really good guy and a superb instructor (I completed my deep diver certification). In Cayman Brac, as in the other two, the trip planning, organization and the resort and dive operators were great and, including on this trip, the weather cooperated. The trip to Baja California in November of last year, to Turks and Caicos in January of January of this year, and this latest trip last week, to Cayman Brac, were all superb. Jonas Furberg and his wife Heather Tallent and their staff run a great operation, and I once again recommend people visit the shop and use them for dive trips and other resources. I just returned from my 4th trip with Blue Planet DC, a great dive shop.
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