tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:42:35 +0000"If one dives and returns to the surface inarticulate with amazement...then he deserves to go again and again. If he is unmoved or disappointed, then there remains for him on earth only a longer or shorter period of waiting for death; there can be little worth while left in life for him." -- William Beebehttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-8527197039149339093Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:14:00 +00002011-01-05T18:14:29.661-05:00Maaaaan... it's so close I can taste it!!!!!!. On January 15 Andrey and I are leaving for Roatan. I sure hope these trips become an annual ritual, hajj to my diving Mecca if you will. Now it's only 10 days away, but these days will drag forever. I don't really have any particular plans for this trip except for having awesome diving. It would be nice to do Hole In The http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2011/01/final-countdown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-9137263553482771823Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:59:00 +00002011-06-08T11:55:48.199-04:00 Preamble Lately I’ve became interested in no-BCD diving style. It is in fact the most traditional form of diving there is, since SCUBA exists since 1943 and BCD was not introduced until 1957. Along with other purist styles of diving, the no-BCD diving is technique intensive and requires certain amount of practice. I imagine that benefits offered by this style outweigh its limitations. I see a http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_91.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-9061700684519720925Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:20:00 +00002010-12-21T15:48:20.509-05:00For a while now I've been meaning to record my knowledge, however limited it might be, of topics pertaining to diving. Here is my chance. I did not however expect that my commitment to do so would generate such an anxiety and discomfort. Now that I'm actually about to share out my thoughts and ideas, I must assume that someone at some point in time might apply this http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-5069850255087620910Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:27:00 +00002010-12-21T11:27:31.166-05:00please comment on this post as confirmation of notificationhttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/12/subscription-test-for-all-my-faithful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-4542011806354118687Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +00002010-12-20T20:11:17.134-05:00January 15th is when I'm leaving for Honduras. My previous trip there was only a year ago, but so much has changed since: I think my idea of diving, what it means to me and how it impacts people around me has matured.  I don't consider myself a good diver (yet), but I do think of myself an attentive diver. I am extremely serious about it and I prefer the same degree of attention from peoplehttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/12/h-day-is-approaching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-4161004268898872825Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:08:00 +00002010-12-08T21:08:05.406-05:00Let's see if it workshttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/12/going-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-6863480208102827892Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:05:00 +00002010-02-23T21:05:59.928-05:00Only now did I realize the huge mistake I made by not taking underwater camera with me. I don't think have enough patience for taking photos. I think video would be a better option.http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/video-camera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-6198933561607518647Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:14:00 +00002010-02-23T20:59:30.906-05:00Naturally there was no diving on the last day. Technically I could've squeezed in two-tank dive in the morning... but bad weather and special transportation it would've been too much. So instead Andrej and I rented a couple of motorcycles and embarked on a road trip around the island. There is only one paved single-lane road on the island. It connects west and east. Little towns and&http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-990611571763893338Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:12:00 +00002010-02-23T20:54:31.033-05:00I'll just cut to the chase, the sharks. A few words about the dive site itself. A small plateau about 3mi off shore right at the edge of the continental self ends with vertical drop of 3000+ feet. A small patch of sand about 70 feed across situated between the abyss and a coral formation that protects from the current (and sharks if the decide to snick up from behind). http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/roatan-shark-dive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-2356993558038729281Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:52:00 +00002010-02-15T21:52:46.858-05:00The first two dives of the day were nice, relaxing promenads along one of the walls here. Lot's of turtles. However the afternoon dives were out of this world. The site was pretty shallow from around 40' maxing out at 60'. It was all canyons, craveses, over hangers and tunnels. Visibility was just perfect. There was a pretty strong surf at the top of the reef with a light current along the coasthttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/roatan-day-4-new-diving-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-3037048395353865924Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:32:00 +00002010-02-15T21:28:24.872-05:00"When the lights go out in the city..." Apparently there are scheduled blackouts on Roatan. Energy saving policy of the local government.http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/roatan-goes-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-5652045755992550506Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +00002010-02-15T21:26:59.676-05:00 There is only one street n this town. About half mile long strip of restaurants, inns, and dive shops.http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-is-only-one-street-n-this-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-5219849489912902531Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +00002010-02-15T21:29:39.157-05:00Monday is a busy day. Garbage collection and "chistka vygrebnyx yam". The town stinks on Mondays. it's already 7:30am and I must leave for my first dive todayhttp://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/west-end-roatan-honduras-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-7675245707375380953Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:53:00 +00002010-02-14T21:53:40.641-05:00Finally I have a chance to update my blog.  A few words about Roatan. This island seems to be an English speaking conclave in Spanish speaking Honduras. Originally settled by slaves from Jamaica, Roatan is very much different from mainland Honduras. First and obvious difference is that everybody on the Island speaks English. There are a lot of Americans and Europeans who permanently live on http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/roatan-day-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-1976985444525877251Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:28:00 +00002010-02-10T11:31:11.123-05:00It's snowing in NY... Brooklyn is all quite with very few cars and people on the streets. The snow is still virgin-white. I days like these. Feels right. I only hope it wont case any problems with the flight tomorrow night. Did I mention that I'm flying out tomorrow? :)http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-3707535764687370937Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +00002010-02-09T18:50:09.367-05:00Packing for the trip is not that complicated. I'm taking pretty much all my gear. I'm ditching my 5mm full ws and 5mm hooded shorty. Instead I'm taking newly acquired and never used 2mm shorty. Should be more then enough especially since I'm naturally thermo isolated. There are few things I'd like to get before I leave: Noisemaker - totally necessary since my http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616935128880621237.post-2639834538685095498Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:35:00 +00002010-02-09T12:35:36.268-05:00I am about to embark on my first real dive trip. In 3 days I will board the plane, all my gear tightly packed, and off I go. I decided to start this blog as my diving diary; places, equipment, techniques, adventures, future plans... I wouldn't rule that this blog could change its directions in the future. But for now it's about diving.http://theschrodingermethod.blogspot.com/2010/02/theres-first-time-for-everything.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Schrödinger method)