I know I only blogged a few days ago, but we have had such an amazing week, so I thought you deserved to hear all about it…and maybe it will spur you on to come diving with us!! So when I arrived here, you start to meet other interns and instructors from the other dive…
So I got to work this morning and Nere said – Hey! we have a couple coming to do their DSD’s with us today, so we are going to do a pool session then get into the water! OK I thought, and proceeded to set up for the day. The couple arrived – lovely people…
Hola, I’m Lara the new Dive Master intern at Rocket Frog! I arrived in Costa Rica a week ago now and got straight into the water and diving with a group of 16 divers for 4 days. What a way to settle into a country! So a little about me – I come from London,…
Bull Shark Diving At the Bat Islands We are happy to report that the bull sharks at the Bat Islands in beautiful Costa Rica seem to have returned to previous numbers! We were recently on a trip to the Bat Islands and one of our customers Steve was able to catch this footage of one…
With only two weeks remaining on my internship it is really coming down to crunch time to get everything done. I have been working on some of the academics that are still remaining for me to complete my internship. It’s not so bad though, reading the dive book on the beach in coco! I have…
Rainy Season is Peak Season For Diving In Costa Rica People visiting Costa Rica for a vacation often ask us when the best time to visit our country is. The answer is simple. If you are here for diving, you should come mid-May until late November. The reasons behind this are many. The oceans of…
Back to blogging! It has been a busy couple of weeks for the shop with many trips to bat islands. I have been on 3 bat islands trips in the past week and a half. The bull sharks are certainly here to stay! I have been close enough to touch them on the last two…
The past few days have been dedicated to developing the skills that a divemaster needs outside of leading certified divers around local dive sites. We spent some time in the pool reviewing skills that are taught in all the various certification levels before reaching the divemaster level. These skills are needed to be a good…
We at Rocket Frog Divers are extremely excited to announce that we will now be able to offer a pick up service to divers in our area. There has been increasing demand by our customers to offer this service and we have just recently purchased a new van. The van will hold up to 9…
My name is Sean and this will be the first of a few blog posts about my 8 week internship in Costa Rica at Rocket Frog Divers, as I pursue my Divemaster certification. A little bit about me, this is my first time to Costa Rica and I have been in the country for about 2…