OK... I just got a REEEEALLLY funny visual image of about 9 divers, moving across the sand, en masse towards the water, and being stopped by the Laguna Snorkle police.
SP: "Do you all have buddies, here?"
MASSE,
droning in unison: "We are ALL buddies in Neptune's eyes".
SP: "No, I mean in pairs and triplets. So you can buddy-snorkle in case someone loses a snorkle in this crushing 2 foot surf."
MASSE, droning in tighter unison: "We are ALL buddies in Neptune's eyes".
SP: "Well... OK... ya'll just stay together now, ya hear??!?"
Thankfully, I've never heard of the beach constabulary ever challenging the number of buddies on a team... as long as it's at least 2.
There are valid reasons to limit teams to 2 or 3 people, but that's a whole 'nother discussion
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Dive joyfully,
Claudette