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Laura Anderson's avatar

The link for WP story about how much will you save is not working. Just letting you know! Happy Friday!

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Darrell's avatar

A movie about free diving from 1988 called The Big Blue is an entertaining watch with some good actors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNkIjVyf3UQ

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SPW's avatar

Thanks for the link. Will check it out.

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SPW's avatar

Just finished reading about Sara Burnett and her free diving life. The thing that first attracted me to my ex-husband was the fact that he was a SCUBA diver. As I grew up watching Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges and was instantly drawn to it, I figured here was my avenue to getting to try it out. Long story much shorter, after breaking me in on a couple of our local man made lakes, we moved on to the Florida Keys and finally to the Bimini Islands. What I discovered was that SCUBA wasn’t for me. Equalizing for my husband was a breeze; for me it was torture. My ear aches were not worth it. I did discover though that snorkeling was much easier. I could hold my breath without consequence and a 20 foot dive for conchs didn’t bother me so that’s what I ended up doing.

Sara’s journey was fascinating in that she never felt comfortable on land. She was lucky she could swim as much as she did. Funny how her life worked out for her even though she didn’t recognize it at the time. I hope she goes on to a stellar career doing just what she was made to do.

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