Izu Fun Dive

I am behind on some big events of the last few weeks, but I will try to catch up! I was out of town all weekend visiting a friend from college and I have a big trip that I leave on in a week and a half. So much to do! First, a couple weekend ago, I went scuba diving in Japan! The water wasn't as clear as Guam, it actually reminded me of when I got certified in the lake in Minnesota, but with much different sea life. Yesterday was Marine/Sea Day in Japan (a national holiday) so this is a good post to follow that!

My friend Nicole and I signed up for a tour through Camp Zama's tour office. It was advertised as a refresher/fun dive for new divers. That's us! We started the morning early with a 3 hour drive south to the Izu peninsula. The best part of the drive was towards the end when we had amazing views of Fuji across the bay. An amazing backdrop for our dive.

Our tour guide, Yoshi, had an underwater case for his camera and was able to take some pictures for us during the dive! Since our group was so small, only 4 people, it was easy to stick together and get some fun shots! The area that we went diving at, Osezaki, is a very popular place for divers. Underwater, they had rope courses that you could follow and different "sights" along the way.

Here I am with a Winnie the Pooh (Pooh-san) statue! This was close to the underwater shrine as well!

The cluster on the right side in the plant are squid eggs.

We did two approximately 30-40 minute dives with a lunch break in between. Our max depth of the dive was about 55 feet. I really enjoy diving and am becoming more comfortable with my skills and my buoyancy. I can't wait to go diving again somewhere!