Happy Easter!

My first attempt at digital scrap-booking, I downloaded a free "mini kit"

Cute right?

Easter is this Sunday and there are tons of Egg hunts going on!

Happy Easter everyone!

-Sam-

Underwater

Took a LOT of video of the submersion! Stacey and I got in the water and had to repel down a rope over the glass people look in.

This big guy is the first shark we encountered, they are Grey Nurse Sharks. Very mild, not much attitude which is a good thing.

These big fish were very curious about us! Our tour guide (the diver with the little red thing on his head) kept pushing them away and throwing bubbles at them. He was nice enough to take some video for us so I can get in there too, and one was right above me being all sneaky!

And now for the stars! The Grey Nurse Sharks! The do look bigger through the glass, but wow some of these guys are ugly! On the way out of the tank, when our walk-about was done I was awaiting my turn and I saw a shark to my right and got some more video of him, and noticed he wasn't stopping! Coming right towards me! The instructor indicated to keep my arms in and stay still and I did, and the shark turned away and I was hit with his tail! Other than that, really wasn't nervous. It was fun and worth it!

Here are some of the other sea life in the tank. Beautiful fish, the some of the sharks like to nibble on. A sting ray, SOO happy he floated on by we didn't see him at all until we were getting out! The Sea Turtles which are HUGE! But they couldn't be out while divers are in the water cause they will bite! And a Spotted Eagle Ray! Which we think he was kept separate from the tank because it is a rare animal.

Thank you to all the Busan Staff for letting us dive and shoot! You were great!

Can't wait to do this in open water!

-Sam-

Home Safe!

Got home safe from our diving trip!  Here is how the day went...

- Got up round 715 this morning, and double checked all my stuff, bathing suit, towel, still camera, video camera and most importantly underwater camera case!

- Called a cab into the office and met up with the others.

- Went to Seoul Station and hopped on a 3 hour train ride to Busan.

- Made it to the Aquarium

- Went through the paperwork and instruction then suited up!

 - Got in the water and didn't get NOMed on!  But we did get to look around and keep some shark teeth!

- Got out and cleaned off, looked around the Busan Aquarium a but and headed back to the train station!

- 3 hour train ride home!  Got in about 10 tonight, had my friend believe I was bit :-)

Fun and productive day!  Just wanted to let all know I am back safely and all in one piece!

Lots of video to follow.

-Sam-

My Guest!

Introducing Stacey, who is the subject of our Diving trip with the sharks tomorrow!  She so very kindly agreed to be a guest blogger!

Take it away Stacey!

When you go to the Carribeian Island on a cruise for a week, who wouldn't go scuba diving? That's when my husband an I got bit, and not by a shark. We knew that this was a sport we wanted to take further. We got our Open Water certification Memorial weekend in 2008.

(Stacey)

He is a Master Scuba diver and I am a Rescue Diver, with many other certifications.

(Hubby)

I am also certified to go night diving, no that's fun.  You can see more fish, because their sleeping, yes they sleep.  If your careful, you can use your hands to move the water and move the fish upside down, and they don't even know it at first, until you light wakes them up, and off they go, righting themselves. 

(Trumpet Fish)

I'm always up for going diving, as you never know what you are going to see. I have dove many places 2 to 4 times, and I still see different and new stuff.

(Under the Sea)

So when I heard of the chance to dive in a big tank full of sharks, that I know are not super aggressive, I thought, sure, why not.  It'll be a new experience.  My husband has done it at the Mall of America, and he came back in one piece. And what is nice about diving is that you can do it as long as your healthy, age doesn't matter. And it's easy on the body, I'm too old to play intense sports anymore. And it is something my husband and I enjoy doing together.

Thank you so much for sharing your life underwater!

We start our journey to the Shark Tank at 8:30 tomorrow morning!  We plan to come back with all our limbs intact!

-Sam and Stacey-

Random Thought...

Not so much as a random thought than a statement with details I don't want to get into...

I do NOT like to be touched by strangers!  Especially sloppy drunk on a weekday strangers!