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Pack up the scuba dive gear for today, well, that took about 45 minutes. \u00a0Had to make sure I had all of my regulators, computer, BC, weights, dry suit<\/a>, can\u2019t forget the dry gloves, rings and liners, boots, fins and dry suit underwear. \u00a0Need to remember both dive computers. \u00a0Don\u2019t leave the hood and mask at home; that is a quick way to make a scuba dive not happen. Gather it all, check it again, and get it into the truck.<\/p>\n Then there was the drive to the dock, only about 30 minutes, but it does add up. Check the boat oil, get it started, warm it up, 45 minutes of channel ride and 15 minutes of running out to the dive site in 70 feet of water. \u00a0Another 30 minutes to get all the gear on and get into the water.\u00a0The water was cold, so only about 30 minutes of dive time today before we all start getting chilled. Great scuba dive, good visibility, and a good ascent.<\/p>\n Now it is time to do everything in the opposite order. \u00a0Take the gear off (30 minutes); run back to the channel (15 minutes), then up the channel to the dock (45 minutes). \u00a0Unpack the boat, button it up, and head home, another roughly 60 minutes.\u00a0Drive home, 30 minutes again. Take all the gear out of the truck, hang it for drying or put it away. \u00a0About another 60 minutes.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t imagine a golfer spending 12 times the amount of time to prepare just to play one hole of golf. \u00a0But divers spend significant amounts of time just preparing to go dive, getting ready, for short periods of time that are actually spent underwater.<\/p>\n Simple. \u00a0We get to breath underwater! \u00a0It is something special. We get to visit a world that would otherwise be inaccessible to us, except for our scuba gear. \u00a0There are really only a few places in this world that I can think are as special. \u00a0Skydiving, cave exploring, flying, and scuba are but a few places where a person is really defying the natural order of what our bodies have developed to do without significant help.<\/p>\n When we defy gravity and fly or breathe underwater, we are exposing ourselves to experiences that are utterly unnatural and are unique. \u00a0They are special.<\/p>\n When we dive<\/a>, we see past the surface of the water. \u00a0We experience something that boaters and swimmers are restricted from. A diver sees below the surface, learns more about the environment, and gets to, even if only for a very short period of time, escape the early binds humans are normally subjected to.\u00a0Diving is something special. \u00a0Even if it takes us 12 times the amount of actual time for the time we actually get to experience underwater. \u00a0It\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n Guestpost written by: Jason Blair<\/a><\/p>\n Feel free to check out our Scuba Dive partners on the map below for packages, training or guided trips: \r\n This article is published by The Scuba Page, the online magazine for Scuba Dive lovers around the world. The Scuba Page is part of RUSHKULT <\/a>: the online booking platform for adventure sports. 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Total time, 375 minutes, or 6 \u00bc hours. \u00a0All for a whopping 30 minutes of time under water. \u00a0Does this seem logical?<\/h2>\n\r\n
Why do we do Scuba Dive?<\/h2>\n