Hintermann, why do you intend to quit diving when you are 61??
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Hintermann, why do you intend to quit diving when you are 61??
Simple. My wife and I have had a long list of places around the world (non-diving) which we wanted to see while we could afford it. We had been to about half of those by 2006 when I got the dive bug. This put the other holiday plans on hold and my wife, only mildly interested in diving herself, was willing to be supportive. I decided that I would return the complement after I gave-up diving and we'd visit those other places together. By my reckoning, it will take us another 5 years to do so (after 2016), by which time both of us will be fully retired from work as well and planning to sell our house and move to a smaller place.Hintermann, why do you intend to quit diving when you are 61??
I also hope your lovely wife will relent a little. I understand (erm well not really) that diving isn't the same for her as it is for you but the pull is there for you, if you are at all like most of the rest of us here on SB. That being the case, can't imagine the pain of withdrawal you will feel when the time comes in your plan to give it up.
Simple. My wife and I have had a long list of places around the world (non-diving) which we wanted to see while we could afford it. We had been to about half of those by 2006 when I got the dive bug. This put the other holiday plans on hold and my wife, only mildly interested in diving herself, was willing to be supportive. I decided that I would return the complement after I gave-up diving and we'd visit those other places together. By my reckoning, it will take us another 5 years to do so (after 2016), by which time both of us will be fully retired from work as well and planning to sell our house and move to a smaller place.