I'll write a longer entry later, I need to get back to work this morning... Over the weekend I did my 4 (well, they call it 5) dives to get certified for open water scuba diving. Dry suit diving at 8am in the Puget Sound was interesting, and a hell of a lot of fun. The water was a "warm" 53 degrees, and I only got a max depth of 30' in all the dives. My gear I bought worked great, and I used all of it (except for my "dive tool", otherwise known as a knife)... I got to see 4'+ ling cod, sculpins, plumous anemnonies (horrible spelling attempt there), crabs, shrimp, kelp, submerged detritous (stuff <G>), and other divers!

My biggest work item for next dive: buoyancy control. Several times I accidentally popped up 15+ feet trying to regain control.

My biggest new thing I want to do next: Hit 60'

Next classed to take: Nitrox (safety), Deep diving (flexibility), Night diving (flexibility).