Melissa Hale

 

Melissa Staff Photo

Melissa Staff Photo

 

Advanced Open Warer and Rescue Diver

       Melissa married into a diving family and got open water certified the same year. Since then she has gotten her Enriched Air Nitrox, Advanced Open Water, and Rescue Certifications. Next, will be Divemaster and probably Instructor because she has FOMO. She joined the Heroes crew in May 2022 after retiring from homeschooling her two girls (both are divers, too). Melissa's favorite part of diving is seeing new divers in awe of creation and, of course, the beloved turtles. She also thinks travel should be a sport, so getting those passport stamps is a plus, too. Other than SCUBA, Melissa is involved with her church and serves on the board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of SWFL. When she's not underwater, she's probably at the Caladesi sandbar and/or napping.

 

Scuba Diving Since:
1996

 

Favorite Fish:
Turtles & sharks

 

Favorite Dive Site:
Grand Cayman

 

Dive Bag Essentials:
Stream2Sea Conditioner, Comb, Reusable Water Bottle

 

Shoot with a Speargun or Camera:
Camera because pics or it didn't happen!

Favorite Specialty Class:
Advanced

 

Favorite Dive Type:
Wrecks or anything with a swim-through

 

Future Dive Goal:
See a Whale Shark

 

Favorite post-dive meal:
Watermelon and salt & vinegar chips on the boat!

 

Walk-up Song:
Short Skirt/Long Jacket by CAKE

 
SSI Certifications
 
 
Open Water Diver
Enriched Air Nitrox
Advanced Open Water Diver
Stress and Rescue

 

My Dive Equipment

atomic b2

Regulator
Zeagle F8

 

atomic b2 octo

Alternate (OCTO)
Zeagle F8 Octo

 

Mares Quad Air

Computer
Shearwater Peregrine

 

Zeagle Zena

Buoyancy Compensator (BC)
Zeagle Zena

 

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