Why do you dive?

[love2godeep]

A "deep" question.....

Why do you dive? Most of us have a near obsession with the sport, but I know there are many reasons for that fascination.

I'd love to hear why it is that YOU can't wait to get wet again.

I suppose this question has been asked on the Board before, but there are many new members.... and I couldn't find a previous post like this, anyway.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

 

[Porscheguy]

My facination with diving started when i discovered i could hold my breath underwater, after that it was all down hill, then i needed a mask, and snorkel and last year i decided, hey enough holding my breath to see whats underneath me, im getting scuba certified, and because i have such a love for whats underneath the waves, be it treasure or a mucky silt bottom, is what makes me want to get wet.

 

[DennisW]

I dive to see what's there and to relax. Diving is as close to flying without having an airplane around you as you can get on this earth. When you have your bouyancy under control and you are skimming the reef, it's just like flying. Pure bliss.

 

[2Tours N Iraq`]

I've been swimming since I was 18 months old and snorkeling since I was 4. Scuba diving was a way to expand my horizons and provide me with the necessary means to further my love of the water as well as learn about the creatures that inhabit it through first hand observation. Be kind to animals...go kiss a shark.

 

[Vayu]

I like to dive because of the awesome people and interesting gadgets.

Plus, I look cool in a wetsuit.

-V

 

[ShakaZulu]

I'm a nitrogen addict.........let the madness begin. Not going to mention my everlasting quest to find that all elusive mermaid.

 

[Ann Marie]

Because the voices stop!

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Why do you dive?

It's cheaper than therapy.

 

[dive_lover88]

becoz itiz the closest we can get to be superman! other than that is the facination of being in another world and being away from all the top side stuffs

 

[TSandM]

Well, I learned to dive because my husband made me

Then I discovered neutral buoyancy and found being weightless to be absolutely intoxicating.

Then I took a Marine Life ID course and found out how many cool critters were down there that I hadn't even been seeing. That made it even more appealing.

And then I discovered a bunch of people who had really remarkable skills underwater that I didn't have, which made it a challenge, which is all it takes to keep me fascinated with something long-term. And if the challenge is almost impossible to meet, so much the better (surgical personality). So I think it's all over for me . . .