When we geared up on Shelly Beach (Oct. 28), we carried in our pumpkins with weights (to hold the pumpkins on the sea floor while we carved them) that had glow sticks attached as this was a night dive. There were a number of instructors on the dive so that they could hold lights for us while we carved.
As I didn't add enough extra weight and we weren't very deep, what was most challenging about carving underwater was trying to carve while periodically floating to the surface. Ever tried carving a pumpkin in mid-water?
Here's my pumpkin underwater:
There was a pumpkin judging contest. The diver who won, was so proficient carving underwater that he actually carved a face on each side of his pumpkin (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde style).
My pumpkin face was pretty simplistic and traditional. But at least you can say that I "carve within the lines" even underwater :)
Jackie (left) won second place as her pumpkin face had fish eyes and an octopus mouth, which nicely fit the scuba diving on Halloween theme.
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