Scuba-dooing

This weekend we FINALLY completed our diving certification! We had started in in Bryn Mawr but then Brian got the job out in Cali. We had thought we would just go to the Carribean to finish but um...we are much farther away now from the Carribean. So, the closest and quickest was to go to Monterey. We went through the Califonia Dive Center in San Bruno. It turned out to be a great choice.

Friday Brian and I drove down to Monterey and got a good night sleep as we had to get up WAY too early...7:00! Saturday morning we went to Breakwater, a dive site where a lot of beginners do their open water dives. We got briefed on our first dive by our instructor Tom. Here we are, all suited up, looking like penguins!!





The water was about 55 degrees....VERY cold!!!! We survived and got to see some amazing things like tons of starfish, a baby octapus, a flounder and other fish, different sea cucumbers and lots of kelp. The kelp is actually pretty! After our first day of diving we had a barbecue all together.



Abeit being very cold, we had a lot of fun, made some friends...and we're REALLY looking forward to the dive trip to the Phillipines (with 90 degree water)!!