What's the one thing during a dive that makes it all worthwhile?

[PeeBee]

No single thing but there are a few that make it special

Diving with a good friend
Getting it Right
Being weightless
Sharks and Nudibranchs
diving solo in search of a great photograph
The Craic before and after the dive with a good bunch of mates
The feeling of accomplished tiredness after a good dive

[John63]

Seeing anything that I haven't seen before, anything unexpetcted appearing out of the edge of viz limits, octopus anytime, no mobile phones, laptops or any other electronic device that will connect me to the office.

Beers and banter afterwards.

[hilrosepaul]

My favourite things on dives have been:

- finding colour where I didn't expect it
- the look you get from a fish when you crest a rock formation and it looks up from feeding as if to say "what are you doing here?"
- seeing the bottom of a boat on the surface from 20m. (Not in the UK obviously)

I guess I'm easily pleased too

[tstrachan]

Entering another world that not many people take the time to visit, explore or experience. Not having my phone go. Weightlessness. The fish/animals you see.

[Ding Dang Doo]

Originally Posted by divingniknaks

One word.


Mantas.

Phill, if I get to see one or more of these on my liveaboard in May, I will be a very happy man!

Pete

[Scu-bamboo]

being totaly and utterly relaxed.
Looking anound and thinking how beautiful it is.

[Laurie]

Has got to be:
Wading through goose s*#t
Then dropping down onto a double decker bus.
(Guess where most of my diving is done )

A close 2nd & 3rd
Maldives liveaboards
Seals !

[Garf]

Originally Posted by pieater

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Is that a VR3 I see before me?

let's try not to notice that the DIR diver scootering behind him at abut 48 metres depth is solo diving



I remember that exact moment, the Viz was just unbelieveable. I was having a mad time on the scooter

[andrallan]

Its the sense of peace and tranquility that always does it for me. Gently bimbling about (doesn't matter if its 6 or 60 metres) I can focus on the dive and just forget about the world up above.

[divingniknaks]

Originally Posted by Ding Dang Doo

Phill, if I get to see one or more of these on my liveaboard in May, I will be a very happy man!

Pete

Just for you Pete.

http://www.divingniknaks.com/video/mantas.wmv

I remember turning up at the dive outfit and saying we're here for 9 days, what's the chances of seeing them?

Thierry said "Hmm, you should be OK" in that Gallic way.

10 dives, saw multiples of them on 9 dives, the only reason we didn't see them on the 10th, was we deliberately went where they don't go.

Awesome. Simply awesome.

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