> Another question....Since I live in Fayetteville AR, does anyone know of
 > good dive areas around here..No Oceans nearby at all...Sigh...
Anthony,
I'm not sure on the map where Fayetteville is, but from Memphis, we have 3 
places we go to, generally for checkout dives.  One is Heber Springs in AR, 
the other is Martha's quarry, about 20 miles east of Nashville (my favorite 
fresh water place to date), and Cerelian (sp???) springs up along the 
Kentucky/Tennessee border.  Haven't been to the latter, but was told it was 
"so-so".  They do have their own air, unlike Martha's Quarry.
Our local dive shop "The Dive Shop" (NASDS owned and operated, HQ here in 
Memphis), leads monthly trips to Panama City.  They take a bus with sleeping 
accomodations down with 10 to 12 folks.  It's a fun trip, one that I am 
scheduled to go down on at the end of May.  Trip costs generally run around 
$325 which includes air/weight/transportation/accomodations for 4 dives on 
the weekend.
If you are interested in talking to them, the number is 901-763-3483.  Little 
Rock also has a Dive Shop with NASDS affiliation.  The director of education 
is based out of Little Rock.  I'll meet him next month for the first time 
when I go for my OWI (open water instructor) certification down in Grand 
Cayman.
I've been spending 3 days (20 hours)/week with our Dive Shop for the last 4
months preparing for my certification doing instruction (class and pool)
and other activities.
To me, there is nothing better than working this close to the guy (Doug 
McNeese) that owns NASDS and being a hop/skip away from the guys in Little 
Rock that handle the curriculum for Safe Dive Education.  I'm not trying to 
slam any agencies here, it's just good working/learning with folks that make 
all the decisions on education.  There appears to less "filter" loss this 
close to the chain of command.  I'm sure if I was with another agency, I 
would probably have the same opinion.
Anyways, get wet and have....
FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!!
Beery
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