Cozumel, Mexico

Close your eyes.......no wait....read this first.

Imagine getting off the plane and feeling a warm tropical breeze on your skin. That breeze can touch you because you are wearing shorts and a t-shirt, not the four layers you are currently wearing. You squint against the bright sun as you don your sunglasses. A friendly Mexican staff member offers you a cold cerveza or an icy tropical punch. As you walk to your suite, you stop to dip your toes in the largest pool on the island. That evening you feast at one of the restaurants in your all-inclusive meal package. You relax and laugh with your friends and new dive buddies.

The next morning you do a giant stride into the clear ocean waters of Chancanab Reef. You find yourself surrounded by Queen Angelfish and Blue Tangs. Under some of the reef formations you find Nurse Sharks and the Splendid Toadfish. Later in the week you find yourself drifting effortlessly through the water, floating by the Santa Rosa Wall and The Devils Throat.

At the end of the day you sit by the pool and enjoy the sun with a good book.

Okay....now close your eyes.......April 20th through 27

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On Friday, Ken and I (Mike) went out for our first New England dive of 2010. Just a shallow dive during the day to see what we could see at Stonington point. We thought we would head north and keep our eyes open for any new glass. The water temperature was 39 degrees and the visibility was terrific. On our 46 minute dive, we saw a lot of different sea stars and crabs. There were also plenty of lobsters in the pots. We are planning to do it again next friday.
2 thumbs up to my 4th element arctic wear undergaments. NO chill at all on the dive.

Yesterday, for our first confined water session of 2010 we had a full schedule. 5 new OW students, 1 OW refresher, 1 Drysuit introduction, 2 get the cobwebs out/get ready for vacation/does my suit still fit divers, and 1 where is my drysuit leaking pool diver. All of the students did a fantastic job and it felt good for us to get back to teaching after a holiday break. Looking forward to next Sunday!

incredible photo

While our first PADI OW Class of 2010 was was watching the chapter 1 video, I decided to check out the Seaview Scuba Facebook page. One of our friends has posted THE MOST INCREDIBLE photo and I am going to try to paste it here.

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Practice makes perfect...

We all take Scuba Diving lessons for the promise of adventure. We want to breathe in the underwater world and see things our non-diving friends can't imagine. Like skiing however, we will never be able to get all the way down the hill without practice. After completing your open water sessions and receiving your certification card, you need to dive again and again to hone the skills needed to be a proficient diver.

On the ski slopes, the Diamond and Double-Diamond trails present the challenges for an avid skier. In diving, the challenges may be night diving, navigating back to the beach or exploring a wreck. Within diving, accomplishments are measured in perfection of buoyancy, navigation and air consumption. Just as a skier tries to avoid a fall, the practiced diver tries to prevent touching a coral reef, stirring up sediment, running low on air or getting lost.

In this new season of diving, challenge yourselves to be better divers. We know that diving is hard, but so are most sports that we begin. Invest the time and effort and you will be rewarded with increased confidence and more bottom time.