Dive Log: Diving in Iceland - Part 3 (Bucket List Item!)

Dive Log: Diving in Iceland - Part 3 (Bucket List Item!)

I remember the exact moment that I first learned about Silfra. We were on our way back from Roatan, having just spent a week diving in clear, warm, Caribbean waters, about a month after getting certified. We were waiting to board our last plane from Atlanta back to Detroit when Aaron looked at me and said, ''We should dive Iceland someday.'' I balked. That water was cold! What is there to see in Iceland? And that's when he showed me the pictures. I was sold. But we were still new to diving and missing some crucial gear (i.e. a drysuit) and experience. Not to mention flights are usually fairly expensive from the US to Iceland. So, I thought it would be years and years before we were able to dive it. 

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Dive Log: Diving in Iceland - Part 1

Dive Log: Diving in Iceland - Part 1

Sorry for the long blogging hiatus, but, oh man guys, the diving we did in Iceland was out of this world! No joke, it has probably spoiled a lot of cold water diving for us. The people were great, the diving amazing, and the weather beautiful. But I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let's rewind a bit and let me tell you about our first couple dives in Iceland.

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Dive Log : Bodensee

Dive Log : Bodensee

And another month down!  I can't believe it's March already!  Seriously, where is this year going?!  I can't think of a better way to usher out one month and welcome the next better than diving, and so that's how we spent the weekend.  Some friends of ours invited us to head down to Bodensee with them for a couple of weekend dives. Bodensee is the largest lake in Germany and the third largest in central Europe, and it is nestled in the foothills of the Alps.

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