Throughout my years of diving recreationally and professionally I have developed a sort of philosophy about diving. Â While some may think that this is a very personal, self reliant sport, that is good for people that want to be alone with their own thoughts it is actually drastically different. Â Although you are in an environment where communication is very limited, and you do have to have some amount of self reliance there is a very strong social aspect to diving, and that is what makes it so appealing. Â The greatest aspect of diving is not the beautiful environments that we are able to explore (the beautiful environments are a perk), it is the experiences that we are able to share with one another. Â helping another diver find a cool fish or crab or anything they haven’t seen before is one of my greatest joys. Â Even after the dives are done it is not uncommon to find the group of divers having a drink and sharing stories about past dives, trips, and classes. Â We as divers are always looking for the next great adventure or location, and the only way to really find those is to talk to other divers. Â The culture of diving is largely story based, the generations of divers who discovered many of the famous dive destinations today only have these stories to share. Â With the increasing access to internet, video and other forms of media hopefully these stories will continue to be shared. Â Because in a sport/hobby that limits communication we as divers yearn for interaction and sharing of our stories.
I would like to Pose a few question for any divers who might read this because I think it is one of the best you can ask. Feel free to answer in the comments, I want to know where you think I should go.
Where is your favorite place to dive?
Favorite dive site?
If you could only go on one more dive trip where would you go?
Submerged Travels 