When I first started to free dive, I use to hope the waves were flat everyday. My job at the time was to surf so if there were waves, I’d have to go surf. So waking up in the morning and seeing flat conditions was a treat sometimes. Now, it’s the same feeling. One of the flat days, it was pouring rain but we took the challenge. 
When ever I’m diving, I always swim around with my spear exposed on the surface like this. This helps my dive partners to locate me, and more importantly, this prevents me from getting run over by other boats. I teach everybody to dive like this. 
It could be windy and stormy but once you go underwater, it’s very calm. And though my experience, diving without the sun is better because the wildlife have a harder time seeing you. 
These are the smartest creatures in the ocean. Photos by Mighty Mouse. 
Back in the day: I took the boys out to tako hunt. They ended up having a tako fight. Gen and Joshua acting like the kids they were. And I’m pretty sure they still do it till this day. Haha.
