OK, so we did the three dives today after I introduced Kevin to almost all my friends at the dive park. Why, he's almost done as many dives this month as I have!
Other than the usual things with new divers (hand sculling, slight buoyancy control issues in the shallows) Kevin did great. We stayed together, he enjoyed taking pix with his camera (and got some nice ones for his first tries), I enjoyed taking video of him. I pointed out a lot of thingies to him as we slowly meandered through the south end of the park. I even (dare I say it) took him to the wrecks (a whole 8' past his certified depth limit).
I've included one picture of the two of us. I must admit that the picture appalls me. I look terribly overweight, my cheeks are fat and I have my mini-hood covering my thick crop of hair. Oh, in case you had trouble telling the two of us apart... he's the one in the brand new wetsuit (the one thing I bought him), I'm the one in the tattered one.
Dive gear $3,000+; Air fills for dives $37; Diving with my son Priceless
Oh, look for a new wetsuit soon. The dive instructor who took pity on me a year ago January and gave me his slightly used Tilos semi-dry (the now "holy" wetsuit I dived in today), gave me a nice O'Neill that just needs a new zipper.