i had a good dive year in 2005.  thought i'd summarize it

here.

  I met my goals of completing Introduction to Cave  as well as

DIR-F.  Both classes were challenging, and taught me

quite a lot about what skills i didn't quite have down pat

(it comes down to bouyancy and task loading).  Bottom

line is, I feel I am a better diver after completing these

two classes.

Me at the Ginnie Springs Ballroom

   On the travel front, my wife and I went to Roatan, Honduras,

where we stayed at the CocoView Resort.  I highly recommend

the CocoView for anyone who is serious about diving.  I

wasn't feeling well, but managed to complete 18 dives on an

"easy" schedule. 

    Some of the other places I dove this year are, in no

particular order (all places in Florida unless otherwise

designated): Peacock Springs, Blue Grotto, Ginnie Springs

and Devil's System, Manatee Springs, off-shore Jacksonville,

and Blue Spring.

     This year was my first with a drysuit.  I have done roughly

30 dives with it, and I absolutely love it. Was also my first

year with Scubapro Jetfins, and they are superb for delicate finwork.

   Also of note, this year marked my first doubles dive.  I

bought a set of Worthington Low Pressure (LP) 85's

from ScubaToys.  They gave me a nice deal on the

manifold and bands as well.  I was pretty proud to put

the tanks together myself, though, of course, this isn't

hard.

   As for the final numbers, this year I did 61 dives (41 freshwater,

20 salt).  Of those, 37 were overhead (12 cavern, 25 cave).

I also did 2 night dives.

 This seems to be the average for me now.  I've  managed to do about

60 dives per year, give or take, for the past three years.

  Looking forward to the new year, and best of luck!