Diving the Tires, the St. Anthony and the Z Blocks
Though the sites mentioned in this blog are usually accessed by boat, we scooter dive to the St. Anthony (and the Cars and Z Blocks) off of Keawakapu Beach regularly. To…
Curly’s Epic Holoholo Dive with Sara
When people ask me what my favorite dive is, I answer, “the one I haven’t done yet”. I love exploring new areas! I also really love diving with my friend…
Barbara Goes Back to High School
A few weeks ago the phone rang. “Do you want to go with me to Baldwin High School’s career day and talk about diving?” Teri asked. My first thought was,…
A Day in the Dive Life of Jay
A day in the life of a Scuba Instructor at Maui Dreams typically starts the previous afternoon with a check of the schedule! This can be done via phone or with a stop at the store. Will I be doing an Open Water, Advanced or Rescue class? Maybe a guided dive with certified divers, or an Introductory Dive? There could always be a Scooter Dive, or maybe an EFR (Emergency First Response) class. For classes, I could be taking out anywhere from one to four people; for guided dives, it could be as many as six. Based on that, I formulate an idea of which beach to go to. What could conditions be like? Should I pick up my tanks tonight (we cannot begin loading tanks until 7am, so sometimes if it’s going to be a busy morning in the store we can load them the night before) or wait until the morning? All of this happens before our customers walk in the door.
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