Scuba diving--still #1

[divingbiker]

For a while now I've been thinking that bicycling may have replaced scuba diving as my favorite sport. After all, I am only able to dive once or twice a year for a week at a time, but I ride my bike nearly every day.

But...I just got back last night from a long weekend in Belize, and I still really love diving. Honestly, once I take that first giant stride into the water, it feels like I'm back where I'm meant to be.

Of course, I've been diving for 26 years, and bicycling regularly as an adult for only two, so it makes sense. I just needed to be reminded of how much fun diving really is.

This trip was especially fun because it was the first time my two nephews and my sister and I have all been diving together. One dive that wasn't so enjoyable was our night dive. We were in the Hol Chan Marine Park, and the current was so strong you could barely make progress against it. I was glad I ride my bike regularly and am in decent aerobic shape. I took a picture of the soft coral to show how strong the current was. We fought against it for about 40 minutes, then made it back to the boat in about 3 minutes!