I had big plans for the summer.  Most were for my own selfish.. self.  But one thing I held on to was getting Watson to swim.

On Labor Day weekend, we took a trip to Dutch Springs, my new favorite weekend trip for scuba.  Karen and I made a dive in the morning and Watson met us in the afternoon.

We took Watson to the Aqua Park.  The water in the park is about 50 feet deep - enough to make any first time swimmer a bit uneasy, but I will say that Mr. Watson handled it like a pro.  Short of looking like a ‘fish out of water’… in the water, he did fine.  He even tried swimming ‘freestyle’.  We’re still working on that part.

GW mustered up the courage to climb the iceberg and jump off, and it may not have been graceful…. but he did it.  In the picture below I’m sure Watson is saying “I swim, I’m a swimmer, I’m swimming…”

And now my first ever guest entry from Mr. Watson himself.

“I met up with Keith and Karen at the Lehigh Valley Dive Center. The young lady who helped us betrayed some apprehension when I announced my height and weight as 6’4” and 160 pounds, but she was able to scare up a suitable suit. Thus armed, we headed back to Dutch Springs and I set to the task of suiting up. After allowing the image of my wetsuited self to be recorded for posterity on the digital camera, I summoned up every ounce of manly courage, fixed a careless smile on my face, and plunged into 50 feet of water. And what do you know? As advertised, I bobbed up and down like…well, like a bobber.
There followed several joyful hours of climbing on and jumping from the giant inflatable iceberg and sliding board, as well as a moderately successful attempt at snorkeling. I am a bit doubtful about scuba diving, the logistics of which make the Apollo mission look like a trip to the Wawa, but all in all Dutch Springs was a gas, I’m grateful to Keith and Karen for finally dragging me up there, and I’m ready for a return trip.”