First dive

Monday Dec 23: We are up early preparing to go to the barrier reef for a day of diving.

We have created some interesting Christmas memories this year, here in Belize. We went on our long dive day – had to be at the dive shop at 5:30a for a two hour boat ride. Most of us motion-sick prone folks did well on our Dramamine. We had three dives – this was the first time that even Tony and I had ever gone on three dives in the same day. It was fabulous. Most everyone had a little trouble here and there on one or the other of the dives … ear trouble or not enough weight. But for the most part it worked out well for everyone. Aristotle got his ‘quickie certification’ on the first dive, separately, in the shallows near one of the cayes. He joined us for the other two dives but was just supposed to stay up at 30’, which he mostly did. The third dive we all stayed at 25 – 45 feet so he was pretty much in the thick of things. Allison had ear / sinus troubles but got through them and by the middle of the 2nd dive was right down with the rest of us. It was fantastic to have the underwater camera. I selfishly gave that to Tony for his birthday.

Here is topside, before, between and after.