The Blue Angel-Open Water Certified

It could be that Brandon wanted to do this whole certification thing a little more than Jodi. Perhaps that had something about committing to being in the water and wet for eight hours a day for three days straight. But Jodi has been a champ. I don't think she's spent this much time in a swimsuit and in the water since she was 10 years old at Patio Springs in Eden. As she says, it's not that she doesn't "like the water," she just doesn't "like to be wet." Not only have we been in the water almost full time, we've also been hitting the books. There is a 300 page text book and two full DVDs that go with the course. We've had 5 chapter tests, 4 quizzes and a final exam. At the end of the course, we had to pass a 50 question test. It wasn't until Jodi ended up with a score of 100% that the teacher told us that we only needed 75% to pass. Now we are both certified to tell you "How much residual nitrogen (measured in minutes) remains in your body after a 40 minute dive at a dept. of 60 feet?" This is Jodi studying for the test at the Blue Angel lobby.