Scuba Diving

On Sunday, August 24, 2003, Wendy & I went diving at Natural Springs Resort in New Paris, Ohio.

This was a significant event for two reasons. First, it was the first time Wendy & I dove alone, and secondly, it was the first time we got to use our new dive computers.

We had a blast, and completed two short dives (the tanks we rented were pretty small) over to the rock wall on the far side of the lake. Visability was good; when we were 20 feet down, you could look up the rock wall and see it extend above the waterline (which is a very cool view).

We’re diving with our friends Chris & Rebecca on Sunday. Don’t know the name of the quarry where we are diving, but I know it’s in Louisville. We’re meeting at the ungodly hour of 7:30am. Except for the early rising, it should be a good time — finally a nice weekend and a chance for me to test out my new BCD.

Those of you who read the exhaustive account of our Punta Cana trip will recall that one of our favorite events down there was our “discovery dive.” They gear you up, put you in a swimming pool with an instructor who speaks English reasonably well. He shows you a few emergency techniques (like how to put your mask back on in case some idiot kicks it off, and how to take off and put on your gear in case you get tangled up in something), tells you to “just keep breathing” and out to the deep blue you go.

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