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It's always interesting diving with people I haven't met. Sometimes they act all weird like I must be some total newbie and avoid eye contact at all costs. It's like they are trying to avoid getting their dive ruined by some guy they don't know. I have had to rescue one of those guys on a dive and have heard 100% more apologies than I've had to give for a messed up or ridiculously short dive.
Moral of this post: Leave your ego on shore. Don't assume your insta-buddy is going to be the problem. You very well could be paired up with someone with much more experience and skills than you have.
Like a few others, I would prefer to dive solo. This isn't always an option.
I prefer to dive with photographers, even if I am not shooting. I know they are going to take there time and that allows me time to just lazily kick around near them and look at every square inch of reef.
Ohhhh, me too. I have predive chats with new buddies in which I say, "Okay, I like to go really, really, really slow and stop to look at things," but repeated more times. They almost always say "Oh good, me too!" But the dive almost never goes that way! (No matter how many "really"s I insert into the sentence.) We start out sort of slow, but it often turns into swimming and more swimming, and I have to signal multiple times to slow down. I can rarely stop too look at stuff because too much attention is directed to making sure my buddy doesn't escape.
So photographers, I'm in the market for buddies - I will stay in the same spot as long as you like!
Ohhhh, me too. I have predive chats with new buddies in which I say, "Okay, I like to go really, really, really slow and stop to look at things," but repeated more times. They almost always say "Oh good, me too!" But the dive almost never goes that way! (No matter how many "really"s I insert into the sentence.) We start out sort of slow, but it often turns into swimming and more swimming, and I have to signal multiple times to slow down. I can rarely stop too look at stuff because too much attention is directed to making sure my buddy doesn't escape.
So photographers, I'm in the market for buddies - I will stay in the same spot as long as you like!
Sounds like you and I would make a perfect buddy team. I did an 80 minute dive on Saturday and only made it about 200 meters.
150% I admit it. I hate cold water. I hate cold period. That is why I moved from Wisconsin to Georgia, and now to Naples Florida, and quite possibly the Keys soon.
Originally Posted by Clammy
I'm not sure who looks sillier when I'm standing next to Dr Bill in a drysuit while he is in his 3/2, both going into the same water.
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Originally Posted by JamesK
lol....
