My ultimate dive buddy is someone who ...
- shares my level of enthusiasm for diving
- likes to swim at the same speed I do
- knows me so well we can communicate with a glance, a nod, or a shrug
- knows where I am at all times, and vice versa
- is an excellent critter-finder
- knows how to invite interaction with marine life, rather than impose it
- helps me learn something on every dive
- is just plain fun to be around before, during, and after the dive
Several of my dive buddies fit that description ... those who I dive with fairly often would include Uncle Pug, OE2X, Lamont, TBone, and Kalvyn. Those I dive with less often than I'd like would include Snowbear, Bob Lew, Valerie, Jackie, David Evans, David Kertzman, and Kricket.
Lucky me to have so many ultimate dive buddies ... it probably has a lot to do with why I am a Grateful Diver ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)