I used to be an avid scuba diver. Received my dive masters at age 18 and had been all around the Caribbean, spending many a summer there sailing and diving. The cold waters of New Hampshire and even colder ocean waters both with minimal visibility will keep your diving log uncreased and empty. That hasn’t stopped me from actually diving at Lake Winnipesaukee, or trying other ways to explore, yet this item on eBay caught my eye. It was an Air Line Hookah. It is simply put: A floating air compressor that pumps air down to you allowing you to dive up to 70 feet. It’s probably loud and obnoxious,…

Let me preface this story by saying that I haven’t been diving in over twenty years.  I received my Divemaster’s certification when I was 18 and by that age had logged well over 100 dives and many hours underwater. The last time I was diving, my wife was my girlfriend.  I took her diving in the pool just so she could try it.  Wasn’t her thing, but for some reason I still kept her around… This year was my time to get back in the water.  I did some research and found a dive shop in Wolfeboro aptly named “Dive Winnipesaukee”. They did both Friday evening and Sunday dives.  I…

I’ve been itching to get back into scuba diving.  When I was a teenager, scuba diving was my life.  Logged 100’s of hours and received my divemaster certification by the time I was 18.  I really haven’t been since.  College, then met wife in college… She doesn’t scuba dive – and it’s too bad.  I don’t have anyone to go diving with anymore so it’s really held me back from enjoying or even going to exotic places to enjoy the sport.  It’s odd to have something you used to dedicate so much time, effort and love into to just have it put aside. Figured if I didn’t have anyone to…