Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Diving to Mozart




Recently I had the chance to dive with Daniel Opitz, the producer of a film called the Humpback Code. Danny uses a rebreather and it was incredible to see a diver without bubbles. The fish were not afraid and let him get quite close. While that was great to see, what made the dive really interesting was Danny likes to listen to music while diving. So, before we descended he lowered a speaker system into the water and turned on his ipod. As we were diving on the wreck of a replica whaling boat that used to be a floating museum, it seemed appropriate that the music was Mozart. I was 90 feet deep and could hear the music well. The music was also heard by an Atlantis Submarine full of tourists. The pilot could not believe what he heard and made two passes. The whole dive was surreal and one I am not likely to forget.

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