Having Diving Withdrawls....

Okay....Lady here. Having scuba diving withdraws today. I was thinking about all the things I miss and don't miss (well kinda miss) about diving.

Miss:

1. The exhilarating feeling of first descending down from the surface

2. The sound of your own breath in a regulator 

3. Swimming through someone's bubbles. Just gorgeous 

4. The feeling of floating. It's like you're flying with no gravity. 

5. The wind in your hair as the boat flies over the waves 

6.  Looking up to the surface from a deep dive and seeing a light blue surface glimmering and moving rhythmically
7. Hearing the DMs say "Pool's Open!".....I just love that :)

Don't really miss:

1. The unforgettable, repulsive smell of fuel from the boat when trying to grab onto the boats ladder and rope (nauseating)

2. How funny water taste after you've surfaced from a dive (it just tasted so strange)

3. Nervousness of first falling backward from a boat to get into the water

4. Putting on a wet wetsuit (ugh!)

5. A stinky wetsuit

Scuba diving in Cozumel

Our latest obsession is Scuba Diving.

After a painstaking and frightening experience getting Open Water certification (at least for me), we finally went on our first scuba diving trip to Cozumel, Mexico. I was a bit nervous of course, but heard many great things about Cozumel diving. It is supposed to be one of the best in the world. 

    (On the boat looking out at the ocean before our dive)

And it sure did not disappoint. Ever ounce of fear, hesitation, anxiety, fear, fear, fear (of death and drowning, did I mention fear?!) disappeared in a flash. This is how scuba diving should be. This is how it should feel. Not in a hood and a 7mm full wetsuit in 58 degree cold ocean water in SoCal. Scuba diving should be in a 2mm shorty in 80 degree warm ocean water with a slight drift. Perfection.

    (The Dive Master and the Lady passing through some corals)

Epiphany: One of the beautiful and life changing things about scuba diving (other than the beautiful sites) is meeting new people. Making new friends, meeting fantastic Dive Masters, hearing fellow divers' stories and experiencing diving with divers of all levels from all over the world. I came to a realization at how wonderful this new experience is. It's really life changing. How many people get to meet and rub shoulders with people from England, Brazil, Alabama or Colorado at once? How lucky are we?! It brings me great joy that this new opportunity has come into our lives! 

   (On Skinny Shark, the Tres Pelicanos' dive boat) 

So blessed,

The Lady