- "Free" diving has some additional definitions for me. I really enjoy shore diving where I don't have a divemaster or instructor telling me what to do or planning everything. That trip to Maui was expensive but, once I got there, I dove from the beach all week on a 10-Fill pre-paid air card. Dove where I wanted, how I wanted, and for as long as I wanted with nobody telling me otherwise!
- Last Fall's Fortune trip was kind of like that. Sharing a ride helps with the travel gas. But once you're there, the diving is 20-50 feet from your car. There aren't any gawkers or crowds. You dive the way you like in clear water and you bask in the sun when you come out. I think I did the Cousteau thing and had some wine and cheese for a snack, too.
- I know I'll see SwimJim at Fortune this year. That makes at least two of us going! Awright!