Trace, all I can say is that, at age 55, and after 23 fractures and 7 major operations with plates and bone grafts, what you consider sporting, I consider a possible six month layoff, and I stay home.
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There's not a dive I regret (save for one, but that was due to company, not weather).
That being said, I'm still young, dumb and tough so maybe in a few years I'll be more apt to call it.
3 words: Go To Bonaire.
Problem solved!