Scuba Diving Lesson!

Though we once considered ourselves avid adventure seekers, since we've had a baby the most adventurous things we seem to do are 'stay up past 10pm' or 'go to Target twice in one week.' So we were thrilled when Grandma Janice offered to watch Mr. Rizzle Fizzle so that we could go to a scuba diving lesson together, something we've both wanted to do for a long time.

We had a BLAST. Loved it! We had a great instructor, were given top of the line equipment to use, and got to learn all kinds of exciting things while underwater- like how to release water from your mask (kind of unnerving at first!), taking out/putting your regulator back in your mouth, important hand signals, how to stabilize your ears while descending (the pool dropped from 4 to 14 feet), etc. However, the most thrilling moment of the day was learning that I would be outfitted in size XS gear. That's right. XS. Better put that in bold- XS. While it's obvious that diving must be a sport for hormonally imbalanced giants, I was nonetheless pleased as punch.

It seemed like a lot to take in (we were there for about 2 hours), so I was actually kinda glad it was in a pool because it felt safer, contained... And as much fun as I had learning everything (we spent a total of about 20-30 min. submersed), it was so initially slightly unnerving (it just felt, I don't know...'wrong' to be underwater so long?) and foreign and awkward that I could tell it would take some time before you felt comfortable, graceful and natural underwater.

If time and cost were not an issue, I would probably consider getting certified, but I think Roy is a lot more interested in it that I am. I mean, I can totally see myself diving in relatively shallow, clear blue, calm waters somewhere in the Caribbean, but I can't really see myself imagine diving off a boat in the middle of the Pacific into deep, dark, unpredictable, hungry shark-filled waters (you know, while in my EXTRA SMALL sized gear) and thinking that's crazy fun.

So we're thrilled that we did it and I know we both would love to do it again. If you're ever in Kona, definitely look up Jack's Diving Locker, they were awesome!