PADI most fo my dives are cold water. i live on lake erie so its very convienent for me. i also dive lake george, northern new york in the adirondacks. alot of wreck diving. i dive with a single and my equipment is older sherwood scuda. tehy really great equipment. i have had most of the stuff since i started. only updating my wet suit as i grew. one day ill upgrade to newer equipment. never been to cali, warm water dives have been florida, aruba, st. croix and st. thomas. when i go on vacation i try to plan a dive or two.
my most memorable dive would be "the thunderbolt" 400ft ship sunk of the florida keys as a man made reef. it sits about 100ft deep, BT 7mins, sits upright also. it was a cable laying ship, so its wide open design lets you go thought the whole ship. the best part about it was in the ships bridge there lived a 8 foot beracuda, as i swam into the door way, he was two feet away, right in my face. so my buddy didnt see him and was triing to push me in to get a pic but i was holding onto the door way for dear life. haha. then he realized why i wasnt going in. this beracuda was thee biggest fish i have ever seen. the worst part, when they sit still they open and close there mouth pulling water in, so all i could see was his bigg a#s teeth. haha. stuff like that i why i dive, adventures, i love places very few have gone.
look forward to hear about your adventures..........