I found a very interesting interview with Cave Explorer Larry Green. Although, cave diving is a long way off, I found some advice that is immediately applicable and will be my focus for not only the near future, but ongoing. At 33 minutes into the podcast, Larry recommend developing complete muscle memory control over these five things: 1.… Continue reading Skills for the Underwater World
A Dive Knife
Although I had a leg-strapped dive knife as a teenager, I wanted to find something better this time around. Sparked by a comment in a dive related podcast, I decided to look into a trilobite. This devices meets my goals of not stabbing myself (and not easily cutting my air supply) while hopefully doing… Continue reading A Dive Knife
Equipping for Space Travel
Underwater exploration is the easiest thing we can do to travel to another world. The life that exists there, is as strange and varied as any science fiction writer could hope for. Fortunately, it’s much easier to equip ourselves for travel to this brave new world than those outside our planet. In my prior ventures… Continue reading Equipping for Space Travel
Introducing a New World
When I was a teenager, my mom dated a great gentleman named Harvey. Harvey was a kind man and was really the only father figure in my life. Although, Harvey left this world far too soon, it wasn’t before he introduced both of us to a new world under the sea. We both took an… Continue reading Introducing a New World
The beginning
I grew up in Fort Pierce, Florida. Our family went to the beach many many times when I was a child. There was an inlet on the left side over the main bridge to the beach. The small inlet was protected by a sandbar that was about 30 feet from the shore. As you walked… Continue reading The beginning