SCUBA!!!

So....this was actually on Sunday but I have been "busy" and just not gotten around to posting about it. Let's hope that I haven't forgotten too many details. First off....breathing underwater is damn near the coolest thing I have ever done. Even though I was in a pool that was maybe 8ft deep it was still an amazing experience. To stay underwater and just sit there forever looking around. It's an incredible experience I encourage everyone to try.
Now for the actual fun stuff. We got there around 9am. We met our instructor...who I think had a crush on me (I will explain later) and she was really cool and blah blah. We got situated with all of our gear and met around the pool to learn how to check the BCD and regulators and all that fun stuff. It took a long time for her to explain and everything but it is important she is thorough and makes sure we know it since it is what our lives are relying on. So I check mine...twice....and waiting around (all of us were) and she walks by and pushed me into the pool. Yes...she flirted with me. I know it. All in all it was out of good fun and we all laughed about it haha.
We got in the pool and geared up and she had us swim around and pool with the snorkel first and figure out how to dive and just get the hang of it. then......we went under. It is much easier to breath from your mouth than you might think. The respirator breathes very easy and it was an odd experience at first. Kinda like "oh wow....I am really doing this, sitting here breathing underwater" everyone just looks around and it was awesome. We are all very clumsy down there. You move up and down so easy and its actually difficult to coordinate movements. She had us to different things such as clearing our mask, taking a weight belt off, taking the BCD off, and just making sure we knew how to do things.
We had a break for lunch and went to Subway....
When we returned and got back in the water it was 20x easier to dive and move around. I felt much more comfortable in the water and enjoyed the second pool dive a lot (especially considering I had to pee like a race horse toward the end of the first...and you dont wanna pee in a wetsuit...). This time we learned more safety things and with a buddy like getting them up out of the water if they are out of air and giving them air and all that fun stuff. This time my instructor chooses ME as her buddy (told you she had a crush on me). I actually think it was because we were somewhat the same size so it was easier. The part I was very nervous for was taking the mask off and then doing a lap underwater without the mask. It's a bizarre feeling to not have it on and your entire face to be in contact with the water. But if you stayed calm about it, you had no problems. I was proud that I opened my eye underwater (I do have contacts) and did a lap and was able to put my mask back on and clear it underwater.
This weekend we are going to the Julian Rocks (GOOGLE IT) this weekend. I will be doing 4 open water dives Sat. and Sun. and I am so excited about it.