This weekend, in preparation for our upcoming jaunt to the islands of Hawaii and Kauai, I spent this last weekend doing scuba certification with Adventure Sports. Each day was spent in the class room, studying the minutia of diving, as well as time spent in both a swimming pool, for the closed-water dives, and a private "lake" for the open-water dives. The pool dives weren’t bad on the first day. It was an indoor pool, so the water was warm, and there was no wind. On Sunday, though, we dove in an outdoor pool, so the water was cool, and the wind ripped right through us (I say "us" as Angela came along for a refresher for her five year old certification). The lake dives were cold on both days — really cold — and got even colder as we dropped down to the bottom of the lake at about 20 – 25 feet. After two days of freezing in the water, though, I am now certified to dive up to an absolute maximum of 130 feet, with a recommended maximum of 100 feet. Although the water was really cold, I had a blast just being in the water. I can’t wait for Hawaii. 🙂