Who or what or how did you get into diving??

[ranger979]

I've wanted to dive for as long as I can remember.  However, it was in '79 that I finally did anything about it.  I was in the Army and was sent to Panama for a few weeks right after they signed the Panama Canal Treaty, returning the Canal back over to the Panamains.  Right off base there is a ship in shallow waters that you can dive. 

I would have loved to dive it but wasn't certified and didn't have any opportunity while down there so after getting back to Savannah, GA. a few buddies and I got certified.

Unfortunately, I was reassigned further inland to Fort Bragg, NC shortly after that and didn't have easy access to the ocean so I ending up waiting until last year before I started diving again.  Back then I never even considered inland diving.

Tim