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Saturday, May 06, 2006

I did it!

With only a minimal amount of salt water getting up my nose.

That is, I passed my scuba diving tests in open water--the Long Island Sound. I still have to go back tomorrow (off of Rhode Island) to dive three more times, then I'm certified. It was a little freaky not being able to see more than five feet away, but there was enough on the ground to look at to keep me occupied.

I saw a crab (the body about the size of my palm), a flounder, lots of aquatic plants, algae, and kelp, some mussels, tons of empty sea shells, and best of all, two large horseshoe crabs (see the picture).

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