mwilding
Contributor
I just got back from my first vacation in over a year with the sad realization that I really do not dive much anymore... 
My wife and 2 year old son went to Bermuda for the week and I went off at nap time one day for a two tank dive with the good folks at Triangle Diving. For numerous reasons, I did not have any of my gear, no log book and no c-cards. They looked me up on PADI's site and rented me gear - good 2 go. For partner finding purposes, they asked me my highest cert, number of dives and last dive. They had already established my rescue diver credentials and I responded truly to my best recollection ~60 dives and last summer.
I got home and pulled out my log book to transcribe the dive details to find that my last LOGGED dive (I have 10-20 unlogged) was #30 on my honeymoon FOUR years ago. It totally floored me. While I was actuially quite happy with my residual diving skills despite using totally unfamiliar equipment, mis-stating my dive info to the dive shop by so much is distressing and the fact that I had not been diving in so long REALLY bummed me out.
My wife has no interest in diving and my two kids are WAY to young. I am resolved to find some more diving time, but real life can be a bitch sometimes, so it will be a challenge.

My wife and 2 year old son went to Bermuda for the week and I went off at nap time one day for a two tank dive with the good folks at Triangle Diving. For numerous reasons, I did not have any of my gear, no log book and no c-cards. They looked me up on PADI's site and rented me gear - good 2 go. For partner finding purposes, they asked me my highest cert, number of dives and last dive. They had already established my rescue diver credentials and I responded truly to my best recollection ~60 dives and last summer.
I got home and pulled out my log book to transcribe the dive details to find that my last LOGGED dive (I have 10-20 unlogged) was #30 on my honeymoon FOUR years ago. It totally floored me. While I was actuially quite happy with my residual diving skills despite using totally unfamiliar equipment, mis-stating my dive info to the dive shop by so much is distressing and the fact that I had not been diving in so long REALLY bummed me out.
My wife has no interest in diving and my two kids are WAY to young. I am resolved to find some more diving time, but real life can be a bitch sometimes, so it will be a challenge.