Close your eyes. Now imagine a world of brilliant colored forests of coral and majestic sea creatures. Imagine colorful schools of tropical fish and breathtaking shipwrecks. Being a scuba diver has offered me many fun adventures that I would not change for the world. I can remember when I first got the idea that I would become a diver:it was on a trip to Catalina Island that my mom and I had taken for my 6 year old birthday.
As we landed on the island and enjoyed the day, we walked by some divers. Walking by, I wondered what they were doing, so I went over to ask them some questions. I aked them what they were doing and they explained that they were diving to the bottom of the ocean to see all of the fish. Then, I asked them how they were able to hold their breath for so long and they explained their equipment to me and how their tanks allowed them to breathe underwater.
Here are some websites that you can visit if you would like to learn more about diving and dive equipment.
http://www.padi.com/padi/default.aspx
http://inventors.about.com/b/a/099646.htm
http://www.floridascubahound.com/history_of_scuba.htm
http://www.thescubaguide.com/certification/risks.aspx
http://www.genesisdiving.com/equipment.shtml
Back to the blog. After seeing the divers, I was amazed with wanting to become a scuba diver. The fact of being able to be at the bottom of the ocean for an hour or longer astonished me because I loved the ocean and liked snorkeling very much, but could never hold my breath long enough to see everything there was to see. At that point, I promised myself that I would become a diver someday.
