Seven years ago, when I got certified, a dive buddy introduced me to ScubaBoard. Once I realized what a wonderful resource this place was, I began reading like a madwoman . . . and I quickly identified some posters whose contributions were well written, cogent, and interesting. One of the chief people on that list was a man whose screen name was Uncle Pug. He wrote a lot of things about diving strategy and dive safety, and all of them were thought-provoking. I conceived a profound respect for him, without ever having met him.
I've only had a very few opportunities to dive with Ron, but today was one of them. We did our local mudhole, Cove 2, in the company of Ron's son-in-law, Shane, who is an extraordinarily nice man. We had stunning visibility (it's amazing how it has held into late October) and the strange persistence of sea lettuce into the late fall means we still have an extraordinary density of life. When you couple that with our absolutely glacial pace through the dive, you have a recipe for 76 minutes of wonderful critter finding.
The first thing you have to realize is that, although we all enjoy the freedom in three dimensions that diving offers, Uncle Pug revels in it:
The next thing is that you will be caught in all kinds of attitudes:
You'll have a chance to find, and photograph, all kinds of little stuff:
And you'll do it all with a couple of the best dive buddies you could ever hope to have:
Thank you, UP, for today's dive -- and for all the information and guidance I've gotten from your posts over the years!
I've only had a very few opportunities to dive with Ron, but today was one of them. We did our local mudhole, Cove 2, in the company of Ron's son-in-law, Shane, who is an extraordinarily nice man. We had stunning visibility (it's amazing how it has held into late October) and the strange persistence of sea lettuce into the late fall means we still have an extraordinary density of life. When you couple that with our absolutely glacial pace through the dive, you have a recipe for 76 minutes of wonderful critter finding.
The first thing you have to realize is that, although we all enjoy the freedom in three dimensions that diving offers, Uncle Pug revels in it:
The next thing is that you will be caught in all kinds of attitudes:
You'll have a chance to find, and photograph, all kinds of little stuff:
And you'll do it all with a couple of the best dive buddies you could ever hope to have:
Thank you, UP, for today's dive -- and for all the information and guidance I've gotten from your posts over the years!
