Why diving?
I never was good at sports. I’m tall, but not tall enough for basketball or volleyball. Also, I’m uncoordinated. And I’m slow. And I don’t really possess “team spirit” because mostly I want all the credit for myself. Well….so as you can see. I was never good at sports. When I was in college, I worked as a medical records clerk. I remember seeing pictures from one of the doctors who had visited the Galapagos Islands. Did I spell that right? Anyway, the pictures were FASCINATING! Turtles and sharks and marine iguanas. I was really amazed. I knew right then I wanted to learn to dive. Of course I had no money, and lost sight of that goal. However, several years, a marriage, and a couple of years later, I went on a girls trip to Mexico, and the Discover Scuba course was offered. My friend Jamie and I played in the pool for a couple of hours, had some basic instruction, and then they threw us in the Pacific. We sunk to 30 feet, and looked around. At mostly nothing…sand and a few fish. But I was hooked! The minute I took my first breath on scuba, I knew I had finally found a sport about which I was passionate. I took the full certification class shortly afterwards, and was certified in Key West, Florida. I didn’t do alot with it for a couple of years, my son was born and life’s path took me in a different direction. But I never lost the love of the marine world, or that craving to breath compressed air and explore the underwater mysteries. I became active again in 2002, and have continued to dive since, logging several dozen dives at various locations around California, Mexico, and Central America. I’ve taken several continuing education classes, something I think is vital to the sport. Also, I’ve expanded into diving colder water, wearing a drysuit. (No more cold shivers from California waters!) If you have any questions, I’d LOVE to answer them. It is never very hard to get me to talk about diving.
