I've had a forced break from diving and occupied it with bushwalking, birdwatching and art projects. Diving is better ....
If you weren't addicted to diving...
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JamesBon92007
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I've done lots of other things besides just diving, but it was always my main passion. I also enjoy shooting and archery but the difference is that I don't sit up all night every night making sure my guns and bows and arrows are as close to perfect as possible. I just do that when I get back from shooting and put the stuff away.
neevo
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I use to shoot a lot. Still do some but not nearly as much. Suppose I would go back to that some.
My wife would tell you that I was going to start doing more projects around the house....she would be wrong.
My wife would tell you that I was going to start doing more projects around the house....she would be wrong.
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I already am mostly a seasonal diver (daughter is in school and sports so travel is limited at that time), and 99% of the folks I know are either travel divers or barely tolerant of conditions here. Diving for 25+ years, and warm water travel only 4 times. I hunt (spring, fall, winter), ski, do backwoods canoe camping, have an ongoing 15-year remodel project on the house, and generally tinker with stuff when not diving.
If I had to give it up, I'd be busy for a bit of time ridding myself of all I have acquired in diving equipment, and I might get into working on gear as a business. I also used to be a passionate fly-fisherman. Might return to that....
I took an 8-year hiatus from diving a few years back, so I do know what a "plan b" could entail. I will say that it is better to have diving in it.
It sure was good to get back doing it.
If I had to give it up, I'd be busy for a bit of time ridding myself of all I have acquired in diving equipment, and I might get into working on gear as a business. I also used to be a passionate fly-fisherman. Might return to that....
I took an 8-year hiatus from diving a few years back, so I do know what a "plan b" could entail. I will say that it is better to have diving in it.
It sure was good to get back doing it.
Kharon
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I garden, grow orchids, do wood working and turning, and cook. I'd probably do more cooking, wood working, and especially wood turning. I'd also do more shooting, archery, snorkeling, and fishing.
I hope I never have to stop diving though. I've cut down to a 50cf locally (for the weight) and have a 30cf and 27cf that I also use locally. The water here is low vis, cold and not much to see but mud, some rocks, and a few fish. I dive here to practice (finning backwards currently) and clean the lake bottom. I live to dive places like Bonaire.
I hope I never have to stop diving though. I've cut down to a 50cf locally (for the weight) and have a 30cf and 27cf that I also use locally. The water here is low vis, cold and not much to see but mud, some rocks, and a few fish. I dive here to practice (finning backwards currently) and clean the lake bottom. I live to dive places like Bonaire.
Russoft
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As others have already said: I could afford more ammo.
And a better camera.
And a better camera.
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I am retired after 30+ years in the RCAF, so I have plenty of time for hobbies. Unfortunately, being on a pension does not leave as much money as I would like for these hobbies. Right now, I have three hobbies that I try to balance and two of those are intertwined. I dive, I am an avid photographer (not only underwater, but everything from landscapes, to astro-photography, car racing (although I haven't been to a race in several years) and airshows. I also shoot "competitively". I shoot IDPA - the International Defensive Pistol Association.
If I couldn't dive, I would probably focus my time, energy and money into the other two. I have always wanted to travel to Iceland and photograph the "Fire & Ice", and to go to Wales for a week or so photographing the "Mach Loop" or Death Valley not only for the Landscapes and Night sky, but also a quick side trip to the "Jedi Transition".
Just for giggles, here are a few pics that I have shot over the years:
Green River Overlook (Canyonlands NP Moab UT)
Mesa Arch at Dawn (Canyonlands NP Moab UT)
Balanced Rock, ISS, Milky Way and Venus rising (Arches NP Moab UT)
Sunbeams - Upper Antelope Canyon (Page AZ)
Louisiana Air National Guard F15 - The "Bayou Militia"
CF18
If I couldn't dive, I would probably focus my time, energy and money into the other two. I have always wanted to travel to Iceland and photograph the "Fire & Ice", and to go to Wales for a week or so photographing the "Mach Loop" or Death Valley not only for the Landscapes and Night sky, but also a quick side trip to the "Jedi Transition".
Just for giggles, here are a few pics that I have shot over the years:
Green River Overlook (Canyonlands NP Moab UT)
Mesa Arch at Dawn (Canyonlands NP Moab UT)
Balanced Rock, ISS, Milky Way and Venus rising (Arches NP Moab UT)
Sunbeams - Upper Antelope Canyon (Page AZ)
Louisiana Air National Guard F15 - The "Bayou Militia"
CF18
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