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Dive trip on a budget 2017-06-06 11:11:59 Post No. 1258833
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Recently certified scuba diver here, looking to get some long weekend dive trips in. Also looking for some freediving and spearfishing. I live about 4 hours away from Wilmington NC, so around there would probably be where I would want to do this, so I could drive and not pay alot for airfare.
Problem is, when I get there, I have to pay for hotel, which always cost alot anywhere near the coast, and I have to either rent a boat ($$$) or pay for a dive charter since there really isn't any good place to dive accessible without a boat.
So we're looking at ~$100-200/day hotel, ~$350/day boat or ~$80-150/charter trip. Does anyone know how I could make this trip cheaper?
Thanks. Pic is something I took freediving in Hawaii, btw.
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>>1258833
>Does anyone know how I could make this trip cheaper?
Use airbnb or stay at hostels, you'll shave off 40-140 dollars a day
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>>1258833
OP, where did you get your certificate? I want to get it but I'd prefer someplace cheap. Heard Latin America and the Caribbean might be the place, but haven't done much research yet.
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>>1258852
I actually got certified from a friend of a friend who is a PADI divemaster, in the middle of North Carolina, where I live.
If you're American and want to get certified out of the country, make sure where you get it is properly accredited - some countries have lower standards and their certs won't be accepted other places.
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>>1258833
If you go free diving in spearfishing try to get a couple Turtles and then follow one back to its nest on the shore.
A double-T omelette is delicious it's basically an omelet made with turtle eggs and inside of The Omelette you add chopped up Turtle meat. It taste twice as good as a regular chicken album
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>>1258864
>having pleb tastes
I can't believe people don't know about this, not even on /ck/ cmon you guys, cant eat tendies every day.
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>>1258868
I'm aware that turtle is supposed to be good but what you described is super fucking illegal
like federal get raped in the ass prison illegal
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>>1258833
>I have to either rent a boat ($$$) or pay for a dive charter since there really isn't any good place to dive accessible without a boat.
If you rent a boat are you trying to dive alone? That's really not a good idea for anyone let alone an inexperienced diver. Since your budget is so tight, I'd say just practice free diving/spear fishing (also with buddy) and save the money on boats/charters to fund a shoe string Caribbean trip in the future.
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>>1258871
Don't get caught. People do it all the time, not a big deal.
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>>1258859
>make sure where you get it is properly accredited
Yeah, that would be a real bummer to go through all the trouble of getting a certificate and not being able to use it everywhere. Thanks man
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