The Humble Homepage of Christopher Erickson
Alaskan SCUBA Diving
I became certified to SCUBA dive in 1986
while on vacation in Hawaii with a friend
by the name of Steve Simkins. We had traveled to Hawaii so we could climb Mauna Kea
Volcano (13,780 feet) and get some good astrophotos of Halley's Comet. Steve
convinced
me to get certified to dive while we were there. These were the days when we were
both still
single and actually had disposable income. Since that time, I have gained my SCUBA
instructor rating with NAUI, SSI and NASE. I also have a PADI Divemaster
rating. I think
the weightless feeling of SCUBA diving is as about as close as I will ever get to the
sensation
of being in zero-gravity in outer-space. If you are not a diver yet, just do
it. No sniveling!
No excuses!
