22 December 2024

BEST DIVE - WORST DIVE

Stuart Keasley

BEST: Choosing my favourite dive I found myself pondering about what diving has done to capture my interest, time and a fair proportion of my finances.

Firstly, there's that wonderful balance of both physical and mental application. Not too much of course, I don't want to overdo it, the years are skipping along now.

Then there's the immersion into a different realm. I've yet to see a sci-fi film that can out-do nature's technicoloured array of weird and wonderful critters beneath the waves. Stick in one place for long enough and nature accepts you as a bumbling idiot and benign voyeur and simply carries on about her business.

Finally, there's the social aspect. What's that phrase we're taught at Instructor School? "Meet people, go places, do things". It's true. I met my wife, Steph, through diving. The best man at our wedding was Aunty Toomer, my social calendar focuses on dive clubs, dive balls, dive festivals or dive shows...

To read the rest of Giles' worst dive and find out what happened on his best one, you'll need to get your hands on Tanked Up Magazine. It's free. What are you waiting for?