Advanced scuba diving checkout dive at the Puget Sound, Washington.
The best use for my brand new 5.5" titanium knife? Pretending to stab my instructor.
It's quite early in the morning, but inside a 7 mm wetsuit, it feels like noon!
Ready for the first dive!
The first dive starts from the poles of the pier in Keystone, WA.
Underwater life, on a pole of the pier.
A beautiful beaded anemone.
That's me!
White plumose anemones (Metridium Giganteum).
More white plumose anemones.
A large starfish.
The "I was here" type of photo.
Brett is checking the compass.
A crab.
This fish is an "red irish lord" (to the best of my knowledge).
A magnificent starfish.
David, one of my instructors.
A kelp crab (Pugettia producta).
Some white plumose anemones.
Assorted starfish.