Two Leagues Under the Sea

Here's another bleached out photo, the scuba beach at Aurora Reservoir. The weather was good this weekend when I went diving, but as expected it was a mud puddle, with visibility of less than 10 feet. I was tired as hell after four dives, probably from the cold of the waters (64°) and swiming and snorkeling out to the diving platform with 50 pounds of equipment. Diving in the tropics will probably be easier in many ways, surely more exciting scenary than water weeds and a Cessna. But it was good to get the open water certification and get the basic skills down, and good to know that I was able to equalize my ears. Judging by how fast I used up my tank I think I might be an air hog, however, so I'm probably going to at least get Nitrox certification so I can stay underwater longer.