So that was scuba diving...

A new experience, definitely one of those things I've always wanted to try, and I did swim with the fishes and corals and neat-looking seaweeds. It was not especially habit-forming though, with all that gearing up and the constant (noisy!) reminders of the disturbingly bulky stuff keeping me alive. Water in my ears.

I'm guessing it would have been a bit better with more food beforehand, with being less cold, with not losing my left contact lens when they made me practice getting water in my mask, and maybe with getting my bouyancy adjusted better so that I wasn't always sinking like a rock and biffing dejectedly into the sea floor. I'm dense and could probably do without a weight belt entirely.

Would try again if all the above were adjusted and I was in an area known for amazing dives. Otherwise, it's probably more fun to listen to the people who love it and experience it differently... flying over an alien landscape says Norwood. How lovely, tell me more. :)