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on April 13, 2012 -
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An octopus has three hearts. Oh, and blue blood.

Did you know an octopus has thee hearts? Stuff like this just amazes me. I learned how to scuba dive a couple of years ago, and just love seeing what lives below the surface. I have been diving all over the world and am hooked… I love the water. I have been to the Bahamas, [...]

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on March 30, 2012 -
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Fact Based Instruction & Banter with Andrew Marr

Where would I be without Twitter? I wouldn’t know half the people I know. I met this guy on Twitter too. We were following each other for a while, and I had the chance to meet him down in Orlando at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show. I love this guys… he is funny, always has a smile on his face, and says, “mate” all the time.

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on January 9, 2012 -
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Scuba Diving in Cabo San Lucas & La Paz

I’ve got the itch. I have the itch to dive. I went on a dive trip last fall, but it’s been too long! They warned us about this from the beginning… if you dive, you will either love it or hate it. If you love it, it will be the only thing you want to do. Well… it is! I hate that I want to dive so much, because it’s winter and I live in the Midwest. It’s cold, and there isn’t much water around here. Sure, there are places to dive. But nothing like the coast. I got certified a little over a year [...]

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on October 4, 2011 -
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Marine Habitats at Atlantis

While we were in Nassau, Bahamas, we spent a lot of time at Atlantis. We didn’t stay at Atlantis, but at the Comfort Suites Paradise Island. We didn’t need to stay at the resort to get access, as that was included in our stay at Comfort Suites. Folks who do stay at Atlantis need to purchase a wristband every day for access to the pools, beaches, and water park. All we had to do was show our room key for access every day. The wristbands for those staying at [...]

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on September 17, 2011 -
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The Islands of the Bahamas: Nassau & Paradise Island

Rum cake is huge down here, and everywhere you go you can find a free sample. That’s about the only thing that’s free on the island. The rum cake was from Tortuga, who also makes a rum. Their rum is in their rum cake! They come in a variety of flavors too, including chocolate, coconut, and original. Original is my favorite. The cake is very moist, and is actually low in calories. One rum cake only has 400 calories. Of course, on my diet that’s a [...]

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on May 8, 2011 -
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Reasons for Learning to Breathe Underwater

Last fall, I decided to get my scuba diving certification. I went to the local dive shop (Indy MPH Watersports), got some pricing information, and signed myself up for the course. I begged my buddy Ryan to go with me, and we were off. The classes started in the classroom, moved to the pool, then to a quarry where we would get some real open water training. Before long I was swimming with the fish, and headed down to Aruba for my first open water ocean [...]

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on April 11, 2011 -
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ikelite: Brightest Lights in Their Class

Last fall, I decided that I wanted to become a certified scuba diver. I went to the closest dive shop (which is actually not too far from where I live) and started to learn more about the popular pastime. I talked to a good friend of mine and we decided to get certified together. A few months later, we were certified and ready to start diving all over the world. My first dive trip was actually only a couple of weeks after we were certified, as I went to Aruba the first [...]

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on February 1, 2011 -
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Watching the Sun Set with the Jolly Pirates

While Sheryl and I were in Aruba, we made a point each night to watch the sun set with our feet in the sand. We would normally just go to the high-rise area, find a good bar with cheap drinks, and sip on a beer while the sun set on the horizon. The first few nights, thanks to the rain, the sun was hidden behind the clouds. On Wednesday and Thursday, the skies were clear, but we still missed the sun behind some looming clouds. But hey, no rain! But on [...]

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on January 15, 2011 -
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Staying at MVC Eagle Beach Aruba

When we started to plan our trip to Aruba, we had no idea where to stay. We are not really into the whole resort thing, so we wanted to stay away from that part of town. With a little bit of research, we learned that almost all of the major hotels were in an area known as the high-rise part of town. Here you could find tons of hotels and resorts lined up and down the beach. That was not our scene, so we started to look a little deeper at more locally owned hotels [...]

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on December 3, 2010 -
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Getting my SDI Scuba Diving Certification

I finished my open water dives the weekend before Thanksgiving and let me tell you, the water was cold. We had to make four dives in two days, and we started at 8:00 AM each morning. On Saturday the surface temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit and the water temperature was 44. On Sunday the air temperature was 45 degrees, while the water temp stayed the same. But the water felt colder on Sunday. Our instructor later said it was because our core [...]

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