Ooooh how exciting to be revisiting it

Want me to talk to DH again and see what he says?

Do you just want to do a try dive, where DH would just take you and Mr P out for a day? That involves basic theory in the morning then in the water in the afternoon. Cost TBA - will let you know.

The more expensive time and money commitment is the full PADI Open Water certification. That one you are talking two weekends and hundreds of dollars (but not over a thousand as Miss Dee indicated above it might be). Maybe $500pp. Maybe.

Locations: Williamstown, Black Rock, Sorrento, Portsea, Rye, St Leonard's, Queenscliff are all possibilities.

Gear requirements: depends on where you do it (which company you do it through). Most places hire gear so you can try it out and then buy when you are ready for a serious commitment. Otherwise you beg, borrow and steal off your amazing friends who have a storeroom full of scuba gear

You know you should do it with me and DH DH might be able to take you one at a time to help kid-wrangle or you could bring someone with you/leave the kids somewhere so you can go together.

ETA: We've also got an underwater camera you can borrow. While the marine life in Melbourne/Port Philip is not as abundant as somewhere like the Great Barrier Reef, there are still some pretty amazing things to be seen in our bay. Google "Southern blue devil" and you'll see one of my favourite little fishies