100th dive!

[Schwob]

I love your infectious attitude and passion for diving.

Ditto!
Congrats!
That spunk and fervor of yours helped my wife tremendeously to work on her fears, swimming skills and water-courage to the point of taking her OW class.
Permission granted to rub those 100 dives in for diving-motivational purposes as much as you want...

 

[Marie13]

Congrats @Marie13 - Happy Diving! I love your infectious attitude and passion for diving.

Thank you!. I'm extremely stubborn and was very determined not to be a sucky diver. I also wanted to flip the bird at a number of naysayers who said that with how scared I was at the beginning, my bad knees, and age (late 40s), I had absolutely no business in the water. Showed them! Telling me I shouldn't do something has the opposite effect!

 

[Marie13]

that's ok, you can wear just the hood then

You're baaaaddd!

 

[rabe]

You're baaaaddd!

...hey, I'm just following the traditions here

 

[Blueringocto_73]

Congrats Marie! Nice milestone to show your commitment to the sport. You enjoy diving and it shows. Great ambassador for the spirit of Scuba.

Yeah stubborn is what it takes to do cold water diving with all of the gear necessary to be successful.

Thank you!. I'm extremely stubborn and was very determined not to be a sucky diver. I also wanted to flip the bird at a number of naysayers who said that with how scared I was at the beginning, my bad knees, and age (late 40s), I had absolutely no business in the water. Showed them! Telling me I shouldn't do something has the opposite effect!

 

[Saniflush]

Congrats. Will be the Spring or Summer before I hit that plateau but boy it sure has been a fun ride up to this point.

 

[jlcnuke]

Congrats

 

[Steve_C]

that's ok, you can wear just the hood then

Did my DM swims in a local quarry. One in swim trunks. As I hung on the dock getting my wind back a big bluegill went up and nailed one of my two chest hairs. Left the water with blood streaming down my chest. You need full wet suit for protection against those piranha wannabes.

 

[Steve_C]

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I did my 100th dive yesterday!

To top it off, I won DRIS' Dunkin Punkin event (that's what I call it, underwater pumpkin carving) for the second year in a row. Costume was Annie Oakley.

Congrats but no picture of the pumpkin?

 

[Marie13]

Dive buddies haven't passed along their uw pics from the event yet.