Diving San Diego (after the dive)

Diving San Diego , after the dive

      After diving I always feel well hungry, maybe because of seeing all the fish has something to do with it , but for what ever reason, I love to take a short walk around the corner and stop at  a little cafe, with big personality Papalulu’s restaurant.

       Known around La Jolla Shores as the only place with surf boards marking the entrance its outside and indoor dining is great after a dive, opened in 2007 Papalulu’s has served breakfast and lunch to many local patrons as well as those vacationing here in San Diego.

      A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

Taken from Papalulu’s webpage,

“Papalulu’s began almost 20 years ago at a small shopping center in University City, a small community notorious for is unique blend of young families and college students. The idea was to create a place where the community could come together and enjoy an honest, quality meal without breaking the bank. Focusing on quality, Papalulu’s had a reputation for delicious food and friendly, personal service.

Owner Nanci Kirk has been building restaurants with this fabulous reputation since she purchased her first at the ripe old age of 29 in downtown La Jolla. In an funny twist of fate, Papalulu’s is named after both her first cook and waitress; her father Papa and mother Lulu. Formerly retired and living in baja california, Papa and Lulu helped to create the warm, family inspired vibe the defines all of Nanci’s projects.

After a brief hiatus, Papalulu’s has grown and moved to it’s current La Jolla Shores location in 2007. Two blocks from the beach, the resturant has adapted to its new home and features our signature dish- the Papadilla”

a tasty chicken atop a bed of greens with a delightful sauce. only one of the great dishes that you will want to try while visiting La Jolla Shores,

The Menu (something for everyone)

Papalulu’s menu is divers and and offers everything form a mimosa to well Muffins, vegetarian to meat lovers, you will find something that will excite your taste buds.

Every thing on the menu, is freshly made when it is ordered, Beer and wine is also available, as is espresso, Cappuccinos, smoothies

Breakfast at Papalulu’s can be a awesome also Pancakes , French toast, Breakfast Burritos and of course for those that choose not to eat meats a vegetarian Burrito.

A touch of home while away from home Papalulu’s will have you wanting to come back and try different things from the menu.

Next time you are in or around La Jolla Shores, area stop in and enjoy some home cooking from Papalulu’s kitchen.

  Papalulu’s (catering and parties)

“Make your rehearsal dinner, reception, or any special event a memorable experience at Papalulu’s. You can reserve the entire space in the evening for your special occasion year round! Imagine your private event with our classic bamboo bar and lively outdoor patio at one of La Jolla Shore’s most authentic locations.

Evenings are usually warm and our patio is decorated with globe lights to create a romantic, warm party setting. The patio can accommodate up to 75 diners, and the dining room can seat 30″.

Catering for any occasion can be handled by Nanci the owner of Papalulu’s is a well respected and widely booked Caterer  for Parties, weddings, fundraisers, or any kind of special event.

Find Papalulu’s on line and on face book,

 

 

 

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Diving San Diego – San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving

What is Adaptive SCUBA Diving?

Adaptive SCUBA diving is making the sport accessible to anyone that wants to try it and become certified.

When I tell someone that I teach people with mobility issues or divers who are blind  how to scuba dive, they look at me like I have two heads. ultimately the first question is why would someone blind want to Scuba dive, what can they see. “why would someone that can’t walk want to go scuba diving”, “How do you get them  to the water?” what if they need “something how do they tell you?”. We do it by Adapting to our student.

There are so many ways to take people underwater, The Scuba industries have invented so many ways to go beneath the sea. Sub Marines , Diving Bells, SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) equipment what they haven’t invented because it has always been there is the will of people to do things others have told them they can’t do.

Our minds limit our bodies

How many times have you heard some one say I can’t do that , ever ask them why? some will tell you they were TOLD they couldn’t by someone, because of their size or strength  or some other BS reason, and they believed them so they never tried, kind of like a computer,  Garbage in Garbage out, not much to them if you put the right information in  you get the right information out. People are the same way you tell them they can’t and they will believe you enough people tell them they can’t they will never try.

This guy was never told he couldn’t dive, he said he wanted to and his Father said okay lets see if we can make this happen not to big of a deal unless you know the guy in the picture this is Matt diving to a depth of 16 feet with his dive buddies. right there with him doing what good dive buddies do, staying close. there if he needs something and pointing out interesting stuff, to see.  He has Duchenne muscular dystrophy This is also Matt when he is not diving he is helping put out the word that because you have a mobility issue you can do what your mind tells you that you can do what ever you want to do, it just may take a bit of adaptation to get it done.  Matt has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is respirator dependent , he is currently the first and only respirator dependent HSA(handicapped Scuba Association) Certified diver in the world (that I know of to date), no one told him he couldn’t

Mountains I can move those

Climbers with disabilities do some amazing things because some one believed in them and didn’t say you can’t, of if they did he found some else that asked why.  Darol Kubacz was one of those that figured he could he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

Chad Jukes and his partner Chad Butrick “Two Climbers, Two Feet and Two Mountains” climb at Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 17, 2010. ” disabled people are doing things that a lot of abled bodied people would do, they have the can do attitude instead of I can’t because for what ever reason some one has given them,

Skiing, Point me down the hill

Blind Skiers take to the slopes every year as shown here in this video

It really makes no difference weather you are a abled bodied  or have some kind of injury, amputee , Spinal cord or brain injury if you want to do something try you will amazed at what you can do.

When I am finished telling my inquisitive onlookers what we at San Diego Adaptive Scuba do the look is now changed from one of disbelief to one of awe.

People are limited not by their surroundings or by their physical prowess or strength they are only limited by their will and imaginations.

Don’t let the people you know decide what you can and can’t do let the person inside you free to challenge the world to make a difference you can’t sore with the eagles if you walking with the chickens.

Believe with your hearts you mind your body will follow, ADAPT

Happy Blogging dive safe , have fun

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Diving San Diego – Diving with Asperger Syndrome

My New Student Louis

I had a 14  year a few  weeks ago, that did his Scuba diving class with me his open water dives. This kid I will call Louis was awesome, he taught me some new ways to teach, Yea he did, you see Louis has Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism, I found that telling him how to do a skill  and showing him how to do the skill  and the letting him do the skill didn’t work all of the time, However, If I showed him a skill , and he showed me then told me how to do the skill then taught me how to do the skill retention was more likely for that skill to stay with him. It takes a little patients but the out come was so worth it. A smile that big on the face of a child is something that I will never ever forget. I look forward to diving with him again in the future.

Focusing on the big picture and missing the main point is one side of Asperger’s or grasping the main point and not seeing the whole story is the other side of the coin,  Aspergers is considered by some as a higher functioning  form of Autism, often having a hard time with social interactions with people.

The thing is that even though it is a challenge Kids with this particular form of Autism can still enjoy all the things any other kids can enjoy it takes a strong parent to let them try, and of course patients.

Some things you may look for

Symptoms during childhood

Parents often first notice the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome when their child starts preschool and begins to interact with other children. Children with Asperger’s syndrome may:

  • Not pick up on social cues and may lack inborn social skills, such as being able to read others’ body language, start or maintain a conversation, and take turns talking.
  • Dislike any changes in routines.
  • Appear to lack empathy.
  • Be unable to recognize subtle differences in speech tone, pitch, and accent that alter the meaning of others’ speech. Thus, your child may not understand a joke or may take a sarcastic comment literally. Likewise, his or her speech may be flat and difficult to understand because it lacks tone, pitch, and accent.
  • Have a formal style of speaking that is advanced for his or her age. For example, the child may use the word “beckon” instead of “call” or the word “return” instead of “come back.”
  • Avoid eye  contact or stare at others.
  • Have unusual facial expressions or postures.
  • Be preoccupied with only one or few interests, which he or she may be very knowledgeable about. Many children with Asperger’s syndrome are overly interested in parts of a whole or in unusual activities, such as designing houses, drawing highly detailed scenes, or studying astronomy. They may show an unusual interest in certain topics such as snakes, names of stars, or dinosaurs or fish anything that is associated with their interests.
  • Talk a lot, usually about a favorite subject. One-sided conversations are common. Internal thoughts are often verbalized.
  • Have delayed motor development. Your child may be late in learning to use a fork or spoon, ride a bike, or catch a ball. He or she may have an awkward walk. Handwriting is often poor.
  • Have heightened sensitivity and become overstimulated by loud noises, lights, or strong tastes or textures. sensory integration dysfunction.

To learn more about Asperger Syndrome. signs symptoms and support for this use the hyper link that will take you to Kids Health and don’t forget that part of what holds someone back is the one wanting him to succeed.

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Diving San Diego Goes to Atlantis

Diving San Diego goes to Atlantis

The lost continent  of Atlantis, a mythical place that once thought to be a highly elaborate city of advance intellectual race of people swallowed up by the oceans around it either from a massive earthquake or as some sci-fi writers suggest destroyed by the gods for becoming greater than those on Olympus, sent the creature called the Kracken to destroy the city. Very colorful and action packed, People have spent their lives searching for the lost city. Well there have been many people that have found it.

Where was Atlantis found

Puerto Galera the heart of Oriental on the peninsula you will find Atlantis – One of the best dive resort and dive centers in the Area . A short jaunt  from The capital city of  Manila, Puerto Galera the port of  Galleons; sits in a secluded portion of a  sheltered bay has been a place where sailors have found refuge from the fury of the seas for many years. More recently it is visited by travelers, Scuba Divers looking for top notch waters to dive, and photograph, with  scenery that is  awe inspiring that has divers and non-divers alike vowing to return as soon as they can year after year.

The Atlantis Puerto Galera offers great over 30 dive sites within the local area of the the archipelago that offers thousands of species of fish, hundreds different types of  corals here you can combine  coral reefs, pristine clear water, with the multitude of schooling fish with shore diving.

Dive spots minutes away by boat:

The Dive Operation at Atlantis offers a dive schedule that works for those who like to get out there early and dive or those who like to sleep in and dive later in the day of course diving off the shore is available any time of the day or night, the dive guides are skilled and know their waters so that if there is something you want to see all you have to do is ask the guide and your dive will be tailored to that area. because most of us want to dive, with out the distractions of people ruining the visibility while trying to get that perfect photo, the groups are limited to 6 divers per trip, but enough area’s that every one will get to dive where they want to dive, also private trips are available to those who are compelled to do so. There are also trips that like Diving San Diego‘s Coronado Is. the Atlantis has Day trips to dive sites like Verde Island, and at least 6 others

Photographers you will be happy also:

There is a work area for those of us who only mission in diving is to capture something on film or digitally and post what we photograph on our website or face book, or where ever we share our best shots. Laptops are safely stored clean work space charging adapters for any type of diving camera or computer to recharge your electronic device. a little privacy goes along way when processing your dive pictures. so private cubicles give you a bit of privacy so you can concentrate and to perform your daily maintenance on your photo equipment.

The Atlantis wants each diver and non-diver to have the best experience that they can, so the Atlantis does its best to make sure that happens, Safety and Customer satisfaction share the number one spot on the Atlantis Puerto Galera list to assure the  divers, and those non-divers have that great experience,

Diving

Diving, the clear waters of the Philippines giant sea fans attract the divers to take thousands of pictures off the reef. colorful fish cruise the reef , giving divers plenty of willing and some not so willing candidates to be photographed,  wrecks, Cuttle fish, eels, can be found all over the dive sites of Puerto Galera diving from the shore or boat the dive sites are abound with something to see and photograph.

Weather your a seasoned diver with hundreds of hours or a novice diver you will find diving around the Atlantis fulfilling in every way. even those that don’t dive and would like to try the 5 star PADI Dive shop offers you Discover scuba diving. so your non divers that have come with you can understand why we do what we do, it will open a new world to them and gives you another dive buddy.

Atlantis prepared a map of the dive sites in the area , more than you can dive in the first trip, I am sure that after the first experience that you share with Atlantis Dive Resort, you will want to go back again and again, and with the wonderful personal attention you receive from the resort staff, you will not be able to stop talking about your dive trip.

Hope you have a great trip , hope you have fantastic diving. send us some pictures when you can.  we always love to see pictures that our Diving San Diego friends take.

Happy diving , Happy Blogging

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Disability Doesn’t Mean Inability

Disability Doesn’t Mean Inability

Approximately three weeks ago Al’s Diving finished up the first of many classes for those divers that want to help persons with disabilities experience the world of Scuba Diving.

What we have experienced is that focusing on what a person can’t do just makes that part of their life more prominent. Here at San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving we want to change that focus, a pyridine shift so to speak,  Jim Elliot Jim-Elliottfounder of Dive heart in Chicago has a daughter that was blind from birth.  She was the focus of her peers as the blind girl at one point she decided she was not going to use her cane because she could see (a 1 inch letter approximately 1 inch from her eye) just like anyone else. You can imagine, the stress it put on Mr. Elliott he heard of a program that took persons with sight impairments. Well to make a long story a little shorter she went to the ski school and learned to ski. when asked what she did over the weekend and with pictures of her skiing she became that girl that snow skis, it not only made her feel good about herself but everyone that knew her thought different about her, making the fact that she was blind no longer a point of focus.

With the forming of organizations such as Diveheart and Wounded Warriors, and now here in San Diego area San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving (in progress  of establishing its 501 (c) 3 Non-profit foundation we have started diver training already certifying 5 dive buddies to assist  divers that may struggle on land to experience the underwater environment where on land the effects of gravity make it a overwhelming struggle to move around. Providing perfect buoyancy  to someone that has that struggle to move about on land, underwater is a life changing  experience.

diving-spinal-cord-injuries Spinal Cord injuries, Amputations, MS, MD, Autism, Down Syndrome, all these conditions that can be devastating, to the individual as well as the family members.  What defines the Individual after the person becomes the disability. Think, about it do you know someone one that maybe was born with a disability or incurred a injury due to a accident, motor cycle , Car, maybe even falling off a horse?  How did you define that person after the accident?  Poor guy / girl, she is in a wheel chair now so tragic he or she won’t ever walk again, their poor family how are they going to deal with this? Wonder if they would like to learn to snow ski, or maybe scuba diving WHAT?  who ever said that?

Well a few have, or we wouldn’t have the programs that we have now. San Diego Adaptive Scuba, Diveheart, Wounded Warrior’s, Wheels to Water, and  Special Olympics, operate on the premise people with a can do spirit can accomplish just about anything. Possibility present themselves and opportunities be come possibilities from possibilities come reality, all it takes is the want, willingness, and action, and one of the most import thing is to stop listening to the people tell them they can’t do things.

San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving

The Goal for San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving is to train already certified scuba divers to assist divers with disabilities to Scuba. They  are driven to train, and Certify through H.S.A. (Handicapped  Scuba Association)divers with disabilities. Jacques Cousteau once thought that he would never use his arms again because of a automobile accident in his early years in a automobile accident. He never would fly with the French Air force  but he  would still fly through inner space. Although Jacques Cousteau regained use of his arms again he and Phillipe Cousteau Sr. supported the Handicapped diving program appearing in a short film called Freedom in Depth showing divers with disabilities diving with able bodied divers, entering and exiting the water is the most difficult portion of the dives. Once in the water all things being equal, the divers move through the water effortlessly using hand propulsion or the use of underwater scooters

scooterdiverthese machine’s level the playing field, the diver breaths and just hangs on, and can go almost anywhere a able bodied diver can go the freedom of movement now becomes hand controlled rather than mobility through the legs.  Special gloves made by black Lagoon Products Darkfin gloves are great for divers that have in-ability to move their legs allowing them to pull through the water with more efficiency. We at San Diego Adaptive Scuba used the Darkfin gloves in a recent class to see how they worked for ourselves,  awesome.

Disability Doesn’t Mean Inability

Weather or not you are able bodied or not the ocean is there for everyone to enjoy weather you fish or surf, scuba, swim, what ever your hobby may be it may be something that those with mobility issues can do along with you if trained, Disability  doesn’t have to mean can’t enjoy your sport enjoy your health and be thankful for all that you have next time you have the chance to make a dream come true for someone remember all it takes is,  Want Willingness and Action.

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Diving with Disabilities

San Diego Adaptive Scuba

A Ventilator for Matt

It started simply enough a Diveheart Class / San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving

We entered the class room, and filled the paper work out Liability releases, Medical statements. the typical things that any dive class would have to fill out , copy of dive card, everything you would expect to do, we gave a overview of the class explaining how diving with disabilities is only limited to the person with the disabilities.

Soon we were watching Philip Cousteau in Freedom in Depth we watched the video’s and discussed the awesome courage, of those persons that endure the lemons that they have received in their lives and have made some of the sweetest lemon aid ever. Then all of a sudden Matt Johnston’s video came on and the room became silent,Matt Johnston after the video Jim Elliot  founder of Diveheart, told the students about a  project that Northwestern University is working on. its kind of a ventilator scuba rig.  After seeing Matt on the video of the TODAY show they wanted to make a ventilator that can be attached to the dive tanks and allow Matt to dive to a deeper level,(Oh did I tell you that Matt Johnston, has what they call Duchenne’s Muscular Dystroyphy and is a Quadriplegic wheel chair bound).

This prototype will cost about 20,000.00 Dollars,  Well this was all that one student had to hear, Giles (a student in the class that not only survived a disabling auto crash and spinal cord injury but, has recovered to approximately 95% of his pre-accident status  pipes up and say’s ” If all it is going to take is money lets find 9 more people as crazy as I am” Without a moments hesitation Giles writes a check for 2000.00 (two thousand dollars) hands it to Jim Elliott and again says I’ll eat noodles for the next month won’t I” This is were it really became not about the training in the class but making a incredible change in the life of one  human being by the generosity of another that did not know anything about Matt until this class, excitement took over planning for the 30 days became the focus. We launched what we are calling The Giles Project ( For Obvious reason)  . to raise 20K over the next 30 days, and give that 20K to Diveheart and Matt Johnston so he can realize his dream. In a bold statement that was taken onboard by everyone there Giles, David, Evelyn, Jim and myself decided we were going to raise the Twenty Thousand Dollars. within the next 30 days. there was no discussion no negative thoughts, no negative statements about not enough time nothing, just positive actions and statement’s like”tell Matt to get his DUI dry suit out he is heading to deeper water”.

A call to action to those that may read this.

Check out Diveheart at www.diveheart.org, give Al’s diving a call toll free for more information @ (877) 213-2983 or simply give a donation as little as a dollar is good but please (No cash) any thing you may want to send Please send by check Made out to Diveheart,  in the memo section be sure to say apply to the Giles Project.

Assisting with the donning of a wet suite for a quadriplegic

Assisting with the donning of a wet suite for a quadriplegic

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Adaptive Scuba Diving

First San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving is Complete

Well its Monday the 24th, there is a strange calm over the Shop, here at Al’s Diving /Diving 4 Less. why is that?

The first official class of the San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving is complete. there are now 1o new divers that have the ability and the knowledge to Teach and or Assist Divers with disabilities to become Certified Scuba Divers. Because the ocean was very angry this weekend we had to move our class to Mariners point in San Diego

Diveheart / San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving first class

Diveheart / San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving first class

the weather was cold and windy and viability poor but that didn’t stop this class from doing what they set out to do, and that was to finish the the open water portion of the disabled, dive training. which they did with flying colors.

The San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving, in conjunction with Diveheart. is a comprehensive training program that covers everything from diving preparation, equipment assembly, transferring persons from a wheel chair to the water, and of course the dive.

Getting there was half the fun. as you can see from some of the pictures in this post everyone learns a little empathy for their counterparts.Knowing how to put someone in a wetsuit. when the diver needing it presents some interesting challenges. Accepting this challenge takes a very special person and as you see we have several people here that foot the bill , here you can see it takes team work to get the job done. each student takes the part of a diver with some form of disability, assisting a Blind diver , a amputee , a paraplegic and quadriplegic this provides our dive buddies, with the tools to be  confident in their abilities, and their training.

Assisting with wetsuit

Assisting with wetsuit

Learning to assemble equipment as a blind diver

Learning to assemble equipment as a blind diver

completing a task such as assembling equipment as a visual impaired, diver takes a little patients.

helping with a wetsuit takes a gentle touch, and a slow hand to insure that injuries are not caused by the friction against the pulling on of the wetsuit or by the booties being placed on the foot every thing is tried and tested.

Once on the pool deck consideration for the transfer from chair to pool is another skill that must be mastered to insure safety for the dive buddy and the diver being transferred. Again team work is a big factor in getting the job done.

communication talking to each other and to the diver your assisting will tell you how to assist them in the best way.  Students  practice makes these transfers making sure that they are comfortable with the skill and strength that may be needed to perform the task.

Transfering of a diver

Transfering of a diver

Every buddy will perform the skill each diver will rotate through each position give the task to lead follow or be the disabled diver.

The training given here today was done by Al’s Diving and Jim Elliott founder of  The  Diveheart Foundation out of Chicago Illinois we would like to thank  the Wavehouse of Mission Beach San Diego,  for use of their pool to conduct the training, Also Ocean Enterprise for allowing our group to use their class room for one night and Manta Finns for not only providing three sets of Manta Finns for fund-raising prizes, but for his participation for part of the pool training,

This was such a great class, and everyone learned things about diving with a disability diving with a diver that is disabled and a few things about them selves,

Anyone wanting to make a comment or wants to get involved just let us know we will point you in the right direction ,

Then its all up to you to change a life,

Then its all up to you to change a life,

Dive Safe Dive Often Enjoy the Dive,

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Diving with Disabilities – Dive heart training

diveheart logoFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2010
From: Diveheart
900 Ogden Avenue #274
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Telephone: Diveheart at 630-964-1983
Al’s Diving 619-885-1795
California Residents to Receive Training to Teach and/or Assist Scuba Divers with Disabilities
Al’s Diving in San Diego will host Jim Elliott, president and founder of Illinois-based Diveheart as he provides instructor/buddy training for scuba diving with children, adults and veterans with disabilities. The program which begins with classroom instruction on May 19 will conclude with pool and open water dives ending on May 23.
WHAT: DIVEHEART Instructor and Buddy Training for Scuba Diving with Individuals with Disabilities
WHERE:Ocean Enterprises Classroom ,  7710 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92111
Open water dive on Sunday, La Jolla Shores
WHEN: May 19-23  A Discover Scuba Event for Individuals with Disabilities will be held on May 22
Diveheart provides and supports educational scuba diving and snorkeling experience programs to any child, adult, or veteran with a disability with the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value.
The physical, mental and spiritual benefits of scuba for people with disabilities and wounded veterans are beyond measure. “Science is increasingly supporting what we in the diving community already know to be true,” said Elliott. “This is the only sport in the world that has no gravity, along with all of the benefits that come with that. Our divers find that they can move body parts that they’ve never been able to move before. Range of motion improves immediately, circulation improves immediately. The under-water world of scuba is the only gravity-free environment in the world.”
Diveheart instructor/buddy training course has been taught to dive professionals around the world including the U.S., Caribbean, Australia, China, Mexico and more. Attendees at the upcoming event will learn about various disabilities and accessibility. Confined water training includes diving as a paraplegic (with legs tied), and as a blind diver with a blackened mask.
Diveheart Foundation is a non-profit tax exempt 501 (C) (3) national organization chartered in the state of Illinois. For further information visit www.diveheart.com. For information regarding the upcoming event contact Alan Blake at ablakediving@cox.net or call him at 619-885-1795

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Diving with Disabilities – Our world of diving

Our world, the big blue planet, two thirds covered by ocean all connected to each other, amazing isn’t it?

blue marble

Those of us that are divers spend a great deal of time either in the ocean or thinking about being in the ocean, blowing bubbles. We owe a great deal of that time to a man that most of use have heard of, but only know a small part of that story.

On the 11th of June 1910 the a family welcomed into the world a child, that would grow up to become the co-founder of a little company called, Aqua Lung Jacques-Yves Cousteau.cousteau He also became a diving advocate and advocate to our oceans and exploration of them.

Something you may not know about Jacques Cousteau is that his ambition was to become a fighter pilot for the French Air Force. but do to a automobile accident, which left him with out the use of one arm and the other arm badly damaged, he was removed from the Air Force Academy and sent to sea duty, his dream of flying shattered he became a flier of a different kind, he excelled in the underwater world and became arguable the most famous underwater explorer in history.

We as divers have not given up on the exploration of our oceans and many divers are now helping those divers with disabilities explore the underwater world we love so much. through programs like DiveHeart , PVA, and others.

Come visit Diving San Diego each week as I bring you a little more information on diving with disabilities pictures and videos of some the most can do will do exciting people in our area of San Diego . Come get involved, get excited, get certified, explore or underwater world right here in San Diego

COME LEARN TO FLY

 

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Diving with Disabilities – Spinal Cord Injuries

Diving After A Spinal Cord Injury

Diving After Spinal Cord InjuriesSpinal cord injuries something we never think about until someone we know or love, are injured. What will we do? Who do we go to for help? How will our lives be changed?

Living with a spinal cord injury does it have to be a bad thing, will I be limited in the things I can do? Last Friday Apr. 23 2010 my neighbor’s son and I were talking about putting in a new front door, on my house, Sunday he was with friend’s horsing around, jumping on the hood of a moving car he was thrown to the ground. Life changed in a instent, for the past 5 days he has laid in a coma, not knowing whether he will be totally ok or what, Talking to his father he made the comment ” I guess he won’t be taking scuba lessons now will he?” I know this isn’t the kind of story people want to hear about, but the timing couldn’t be more appropriate as a HSA certified, Scuba instructor with Al’s Diving in San diego we are holding the Diveheart scuba training with  Jim Elliott founder of the organization.

SCI doesn’t mean life has to stop or has to be any less rewarding, those with disabilities such as spinal cord injuries can with a little help from a friend, achieve almost anything a able bodied, person can. Like Carmen Yu and some of her friends

See more about diving with disabilities on my dive blog www.alsdiving.storeblogs.com, and remember you too can make a difference in someones life. Interested?

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