Scuba Dive

Yes, there is actually an octopus in there, sleeping (in the center...keep looking...)

There is just something…misplaceable about dive gear.  When you buy various scuba gadgets you never think, now this I’m going to lose quick.  But invariably it happens, that moment when you think crap, where did I put that?  I personally have found that unless something is taped, glued or stapled to my immediate person, I will most likely part with said object (sometimes even faster than it took me to buy it in the first place.)  There is either a peaceful heaven where all my lost gear resides or a greedy guy on e-bay profiting on my absentmindedness.  In any case the following is “the lost items I miss the most” list, an electronic representation of pet posters stapled to every tree in the neighborhood.  If you see any of these items, please tell them I miss them.

Lost: Epoque 0.56x Wide Angle Lens Cap
Last Seen:  L’Ilot, Seychelles, floating around in the cruddy water in the boat hull
I was so excited to see the whalesharks that I flung the cap in the direction of my backpack and dove into the water with the beasts.  Looks like I might have left a souvenir for the fishies.  The lens has lived in a (clean) sock ever since.

Lost: One beloved, size 10, rubber soled booty
Last Seen: My garage
These hard bottomed beauties were well known for keeping the warmth in and urchin spines out.  Perhaps I didn’t show this favorite footwear my true feelings and drove it to hide in the back of the cupboard with the WD-40 and the azalea fertilizer.  I am still hoping this one comes back to me. 

 
Lost: Reefmaster Dive Computer
Last Seen: South Shore, Kauai
A great example of a toy that took longer to order than it took to lose.  To this day my dive (which started two years ago) is still being recorded in 10 feet of water off the beach near Sheraton Caverns.  Note:  when the packaging says “Ensure thorough fastening of device” they aren’t kidding.

 
Lost: My reputation as fish scout
Last Seen: Pedernales Wreck, Aruba
I am known for spotting things underwater, especially camouflaged critters.   But on this trip my spouse found not one, but two octopi before I was barely even in the water.  I will never hear the end of this one.