My Wife thinks I am Crazy

[mjh]

After reading a similar thread I thought I would get some opinions on a situation at home. My wife is great, a diver and totally tolerant of my photography addiction. In fact we are going on “her dream trip” to Cocos Island in August, so I realize I am really, really, really lucky.

We are going with the Seahunter group who now has a submarine you can take down to 1000fsw. The second I saw that I thought “I am soooooo going down in that thing!”. Now I am only going to 330fsw, since I am justifying this by taking my pocket change collected over the yr to pay for it.

http://www.underseahunter.com/uh.htm

My wife thinks I am Crazy and will not stop me from going but has made her opinion of my decision Very Clear. She believes it is much more dangerous than diving with sharks, in current swept waters, 330 miles of the mainland! What do you think???

 

[nyprrthd]

Several years ago, my wife and I went down in a small research sub (the two of us and the operator) in Grand Cayman. We descended the wall to 800 feet with the lights off. When we reached 800 feet, he turned on the lights, and startled a huge octopus. The operator was just as surprised as us, and said that he had never seen one so deep, or so big. The startled octopus shot a blast of ink as he swam out of sight, only to come to rest on the top of the submarine's turret/entry hatch. We watched him through the windows as we ascended, and he swam away at about 600 - 700 feet. The life at those depths is unlike anything you will see anywhere. Strange starfish, sponges, wierd fish, bio-luminescent critters.........

In other words, it was expensive, but a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We have it filmed, and it amazes our friends when they watch the tape. Get your wife to go with you! Which reminds me, I want to have that tape burned to a disk........................

To use what is now a common term: Just do it!

 

[Damselfish]

Is she claustrophic at all? I am about certain things and I couldn't bear the thought of doing one of those subs. I wouldn't call someone else crazy for doing it and who knows about the actual odds of a problem anyway, but that feeling could certainly make someone think that way.

 

[El Orans]

My Wife thinks I am Crazy

My wife knows it.

 

[paula paz]

I will do it! It's you one chance for go that deep! They are pros, and have the appropriate equipment. I don't think it is that dangerous. maybe she will believe you are crazy, but, all divers are a little crazy, don't you think?

 

[Spratman]

Ditto El Orans...

I would definitely go for it! Bring the film back. She might wish she had gone. Be sure to post the report when you get back.

 

[RumBum]

Maybe you should ask your wife WHY she thinks it's dangerous. Sometimes we have these feelings and then when we're asked to explain it, we discover that there is no logical explanation. It might help her to think it through.
I think a sub is safer than diving, but that's just me. It sounds awesome, have a great time!

 

[nyprrthd]

My wife was scared out of her wits, and ended up loving the experience. We were so busy being amazed that she didn't have time to be afraid. I thought she was going to have a coronary on the way down in the dark. When the lights came on, and the action started, she forgot all about the fact that we were 800 feet under water.

She was also not happy about our first night dive last week, but that's a story for another day..........

 

[tedtim]

My wife thought that I was crazy until she saw some underwater photos a friend took. Then she took up diving. Now I would not be able to save for the submarine ride. The cost of vacation has changed significantly.

Enjoy the ride.

 

[Taxgeek]

Just got back from the Seahunter. I didn't go on the submarine, but the folks that did absolutely loved it. (I was going to, but it broke down before my turn.) Anyway, they said that the 1000 ft dive (they call it the 300m dive) was the best. Several people did the 100m and the 300m (which SH was offering as a package), and teh 300m dive was waaaaaaay better, they all said. I would definitely skip lunch every day for the next 2 months and do the more expensive dive instead.

Info about videos: There is a hi-def cam outside the submarine, and they tape with that, and show you the footage that evening (very fun), but at least as of April, they were not giving or even selling the hi-def footage to the people who went in the sub. I think they are selling it as stock footage instead and giving it to research teams.

They have a regular vidcam inside the sub, behind the heads of the occupants, that has a pretty good view, although the view is distorted by the curved glass. They tape the ride with that too, and they will sell you that video if you want (it's rather expensive, and at least in April, it was only sold as an add-on to the regular trip video, which was good but not excellent.) The HD camera is not distorted as it is behind a flat port. The submarine driver is only one guy, and he has to drive the sub, control the hi-def cam AND control the inside cam, so he can't pay that good of attention to the inside cam. The biggest photography issues people had using their own cameras from inside is that focus was difficult and the curved glass wall distorted things enough to make photography difficult. I would go down there and just make the point of the visit watching, and not taking pics, because I think alot of people were disappointed with their footage.

Have fun and do the deep dive! That's what credit cards are for.
Taxgeek