Nearly two years ago my dear husband was certified for scuba diving. It’s something he always wanted to do. We had a salt water reef aquarium many years ago, so he’s always had an interest in the sea creatures. I, on the other hand, have a fear of water. Actually I love watching it, and floating in it, but always with my head and nose in the air … and I cannot jump into water. A few weeks ago I decided to give diving a try. We found a “Discovery Dive” as one of the many options available to us at Cozumel. It was only 2 hours total including 45 minutes of instruction, and we were able to walk into the water instead of falling backwards off a boat.
Well, I did it.
Yup, that’s me and Dwayne and some mighty fine fish.
I was terrified, but once I got my flippers on (not an easy feat), I was a lot better off. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on one’s point of view, my body has a terrific buoyancy. I probably was not given enough extra weight in my vest, and was only able to get down a few feet. The dive instructor did help me get deeper by letting me pull myself down a rope …
There wasn’t much to see, a few coral and some fish … but I wasn’t looking at anything except keeping my eye on the dive instructor or Dwayne and saying to myself the whole time, “breathe in, breathe out …”
All in all, I’m glad I went, but … well, Dwayne, I’m afraid I may be a great partner in life but you’ll need to find another dive partner.
But Wendy–you’re so cute in all that scuba gear!!!!
The first time is a little freaky becuase you feel like you have to focus on breathing….the next time you will be distracted by all of the fish and scenery and it will feel more natural.
That sounds like great fun… Why wasn’t I invited LOL