Does This Island Go to the Bottom?: The Adventures of a Scuba Instructor in the Caribbean

by Eric H. Pasley

I've been a scuba instructor for over 18 years and spent 7 of those years teaching in the Caribbean. This is my story of those 7 years. It was a surreal lifestyle that border lined fiction. At times It's comical, it's brutal and true. Opinionated and in your face, but honest. It's the way it was. Every writer opens up a glimpse of their soul from the stories they write, whether it be fiction or nonfiction. And in my book I open up more than a glimpse.

172 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2012

About the author

I was born and raised in Southern California. I grew up with a strong love for the ocean and all the life found in it.I have over 4,000 dives, give or take. I have certified divers from all over the world. I Started teaching diving in a small dive shop in Irvine CA. called Liburdi's Scuba Center in 1993. From there I left the rat race and moved to the United States Virgin Islands and worked on St. Thomas and St. Croix. After a few nasty hurricanes I jumped on a plane to Aruba where I worked for Pelican Watersports until late 2000.

I married one of my students towards the end of my island hopping hiatus. I now live far from the ocean in Duluth, Minnesota with my wife Lori and two daughters Miraeya and Maddie. We get back to the ocean when we can and I still teach diving when I want to.

Reviews

[Lori Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was entertaining and confirmed some of my suspicions about divemasters. I wish there were a Trip Advisor type system to rate and review individual dive leaders so that students earnestly wishing to learn would understand whether the person they are training with is there to be a teacher or to just pass the time. In any case, funny stories and worth a read if you are a diver.