{"id":1941,"date":"2011-03-13T09:16:40","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T13:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2011-03-27T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T19:17:08","slug":"just-call-me-aquaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/","title":{"rendered":"Just call me Aquaman!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following in <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=1430\">Megan&#8217;s footsteps<\/a>, I completed my PADI scuba certification over the weekend.  The certification itself was broken into three parts that took a few weeks to complete&#8230;.6 hours of online courses\/exams&#8230;.about 8 hours of hands-on learning in a pool&#8230;followed by 4 dives in the open water, which is like the final exam where all of your practice and knowledge are put to the test.  <\/p>\n<p>Despite my initial apprehensions (and butterflies before the first dive), the experience ended up being a lot of fun.  I can now honestly say that I&#8217;m looking forward to our weekend dive trip to Musendam, Oman at the end of the month.  We have an underwater camera so look out for a post and pictures!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1941 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3449\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3449-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1942\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1942'>\n\t\t\t\tWaiting on the boat for my 2nd day of &#8220;open water&#8221; dives\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3461\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3461-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1952\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1952'>\n\t\t\t\tMeg tagged along on the 2nd day to do her first recreational dive since being certified\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3455\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1947\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1947'>\n\t\t\t\tWe can now add the bottom of the Persian Gulf to the list of places we&#8217;ve been to together\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3452\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3452-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1945\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1945'>\n\t\t\t\tFortunately we didn&#8217;t have to rely on this lighthouse to get us back to port!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3459\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3459-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1950\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1950'>\n\t\t\t\tThe water was chilly enough to merit a wetsuit\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3468\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3468-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1957\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1957'>\n\t\t\t\tWho&#8217;s idea was this??\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3467\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3467-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1956\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1956'>\n\t\t\t\tWith every dive, it was harder and harder to get out of the water! lol\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/img_3469\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3469-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1958\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1958'>\n\t\t\t\tMy instructor, Medz, and I pose after I was officially certified\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Despite having already earned my certification, Medz wouldn&#8217;t rest until I did a forward roll entry into the water.  So I mustered this pathetic attempt at the end of a very long day.  Note that my hesitation is not so much for the flip, but the fear of hitting that huge outboard.  Unfortunately my efforts didn&#8217;t negate the six pints I still owe him for various diving infractions&#8230;.ha!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aZ6sPPho1ZM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following in Megan&#8217;s footsteps, I completed my PADI scuba certification over the weekend. The certification itself was broken into three parts that took a few weeks to complete&#8230;.6 hours of online courses\/exams&#8230;.about 8 hours of hands-on learning in a pool&#8230;followed by 4 dives in the open water, which is like the final exam where all&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/just-call-me-aquaman\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[15,27],"class_list":["post-1941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-out-and-about","tag-scuba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1999,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941\/revisions\/1999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}