UKBasque

Hi - I've posted under my wife and I's joint log-in before but I've decided to break out! I learnt to dive and continue to dive on the Atlantic coast. I learnt at the BAB diving school in Biarritz but subsequently have done most of my diving at Moby Dick (www.mbdck.com) in Hendaye. I have found them all very professional and welcoming. Language can sometimes be a bit of a problem but seeing as I learnt in French and am pretty much fluent these days, I don't have a problem. Like you say, there is one language under the water. Moby Dick have taught people under both the French and Padi systems in the past, I think they now are with SSI. However, I think they'll recognise both Padi and BASC qualifications. Water temperature can be a problem but with a nice thick suit you should be ok. HTH.