| Star Trek referred to space as "the final frontier", | | | | Some people visit their local scuba dive shop, while |
| however, the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration | | | | others prefer to spend vacation time learning |
| estimates that 95% of the ocean floor is unexplored. | | | | something new. While it may seem like an expensive |
| You can learn to scuba dive as a fun addition to any | | | | hobby at first, most divers say that it's comparable |
| vacation, or as a lifetime hobby for your adventurous | | | | to ski resort and golf course prices. |
| spirit. You've probably seen plenty of colorful fish or | | | | Why would one want to learn to scuba dive, you |
| brushes with sharks on the Discovery Channel, but | | | | ask? Aside from it being a mind-blowing vacation |
| why not take the leap and see for yourself? | | | | addition and rewarding hobby, there are career and |
| Did you know that for as little as $350 and in as little | | | | practical reasons too. |
| as three days, you can get your scuba diving | | | | Commercial divers build boats and docks, excavate |
| certification? If you love the water, have an interest | | | | ancient ruins and shipwrecks, survey tectonic plates |
| in biology and a never-ceasing curiosity, then scuba | | | | and underwater volcanoes, construct pipelines and |
| diving could be a rewarding hobby, providing you with | | | | dams, or repair bridges and submarines. |
| the kind of peace that can only be found at the | | | | Scientists dive all the time to study marine biology, |
| bottom of the ocean! | | | | underwater species and habitats and archaeological |
| You can learn to scuba dive in just a few hours, but | | | | finds. Additionally, combatant divers have completed |
| if you want to be swimming ancient ruins in Egypt's | | | | military assignments underwater for centuries. |
| Red Sea or investigating Australia's Great Barrier | | | | Whether you plan to scuba dive just once or you |
| Reef, you will need diver certification. | | | | would like to learn to scuba dive as a rewarding, |
| There are a number of valid certification agencies out | | | | long-term hobby, it's something definitely worth |
| there (such as PADI, SSI and NADI) that all pretty | | | | looking into. |
| much provide the same service for $350 to $450. | | | | It has been estimated by the President's Panel on |
| You will experience a combination of classroom, pool | | | | Ocean Exploration that approximately 95% of the |
| and open water instruction, while learning not only | | | | ocean floor remains unexplored. Wouldn't you love to |
| about swimming and breathing techniques, but also | | | | boldly go where no man has gone before? |
| about equipment and first aid information. | | | | |