One with the Sea

oh actually scuba diving.... that's what I want to talk about it... In Belize I took a DSD course which is "discovery scuba diving". If you want to snorkel in another country just ask for this course, you do not have to be certified. You only get to go 40 feet deep yet its enough for your first time. lol. Those tanks are heavy though!! Of course in the water you barely feel them, yet in the boat...talk about falling forward or back.

The hardest part about diving...in my opinion is stabilizing yourself when going down. Your ears are popping and you need to control your breathing, you need to control the amount of air in your backpack gear and of course the sea life around you. In my case, sharks. hahah nurse sharks. They say they dont bite because they have no teeth... yet their suction is enough to pull your fingers off...yeeah....

And actually this one is a baby one and its about 5 feet long. I snorkeled in Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley....Shark Ray Alley had stingrays bigger than me and sharks as well. Here is a cool stingray pic...

The local fisherman were cleaning their fish and these stingrays came up to the shore

So yes, i actually enjoyed the scuba experience after 45 minutes walking underwater. I am taking the class here in Houston at the Scuba Dive Shop off westheimer. Materials and all equipment which you will own will cost about $800. Yah maybe thats alot but its a certification for life and wherever you travel, you can scuba!