YosemiteSam
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I just got back from Vacation in the Cayman Islands. (my second trip there, I was married in 2006 there also)
Anyway, while there we did many activities. Turtle Farm, Stingray Sandbar, snorkling in several great places. I've always been a huge snorkling fan and always try to visit the best snorkling places.
Well, this time I decided to take it a step further and went Scuba Diving for the first time. I didn't actually go through proper procedure to do it. I took what was called a Resort Dive. Basically, you take about two hours of basic diving classes then you dive to a maximum depth of 40 feet with a PADI certified diving instructor at your side.
First, I want to say that I found out afterwards that most scuba accidents occur in this scenario rather than after being fully certified. In hindsight I do not recommend doing a "Resort Dive". Especially if you aren't very cool in what could be a life threatening situation. (ie the possibility of panic if water enters your mask) If they limited the depth to say 20 feet, then I would be more OK with it.
That said, the experience kicked ***! Getting used to the breathing apparatus was the only difficult thing and that really wasn't an issue either. It makes you a little nervous when you first submerge, (as breathing feels very odd) but after a minute or so, you become used to it and completely forget about it. The only thing that kept me aware of it is the fact that the air is extremely dry which can make you feel thirsty.
The only other thing that originally made me very nervous was the possibility of my mask flooding, though they teach you how to purge your mask underwater. I got very little water in my mask during my dive, but had absolutely no issue in purge what water did get in.
If you are interesting is doing what could be considered exotic things or seeing exotic places or things, I highly recommend Scuba Diving. It is in my opinion completely worth the time, effort, and money required to make it happen.
No, that isn't me!
Anyway, while there we did many activities. Turtle Farm, Stingray Sandbar, snorkling in several great places. I've always been a huge snorkling fan and always try to visit the best snorkling places.
Well, this time I decided to take it a step further and went Scuba Diving for the first time. I didn't actually go through proper procedure to do it. I took what was called a Resort Dive. Basically, you take about two hours of basic diving classes then you dive to a maximum depth of 40 feet with a PADI certified diving instructor at your side.
First, I want to say that I found out afterwards that most scuba accidents occur in this scenario rather than after being fully certified. In hindsight I do not recommend doing a "Resort Dive". Especially if you aren't very cool in what could be a life threatening situation. (ie the possibility of panic if water enters your mask) If they limited the depth to say 20 feet, then I would be more OK with it.
That said, the experience kicked ***! Getting used to the breathing apparatus was the only difficult thing and that really wasn't an issue either. It makes you a little nervous when you first submerge, (as breathing feels very odd) but after a minute or so, you become used to it and completely forget about it. The only thing that kept me aware of it is the fact that the air is extremely dry which can make you feel thirsty.
The only other thing that originally made me very nervous was the possibility of my mask flooding, though they teach you how to purge your mask underwater. I got very little water in my mask during my dive, but had absolutely no issue in purge what water did get in.
If you are interesting is doing what could be considered exotic things or seeing exotic places or things, I highly recommend Scuba Diving. It is in my opinion completely worth the time, effort, and money required to make it happen.
No, that isn't me!
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