anyone have any fish or other diving related tattoos??

i am the last person that i would have thought would get a tattoo.....i'm afraid of needles

i am getting my first one next week, it is a custom of a juvenile spotted drum............here is a pic of one that i colored in with caryons of the first draft from the artist.............the final version is much nicer.......i can't wait............(sort of)

it will be on my upper right arm, above the biceps, i don't know what that part of the arm is called 



i can't believe i am doing it either (my wife still thinks i will chicken out at the last minute) i faint easily at the sight of blood and especially needles


yea, i was a little worried about that too, but i'm turning 51 soon and i figure that that fish will always remind me of diving, if i ever get so old and decrepit that i can no longer do it........we love finding those young guys when we are diving............here is a pic my wife took that inspired my artwork





and here is a pic of what the youngin looks like after she is all grown up

 


that sounds real cool, but it also sounds like it would take up lot of real estate 


yea, me too, lets show em peoples 



but of course, i can't wait to show it off 



not yet, we plan on doing 6 days of 2 tank boat dives with one or two operators, and 2 days of 2 tank shore dives on our own................

suggestions are more than welcome

hey there calvin 

we are still making our plans to visit, 2 weeks, probably at the end of april.....we got a nice topographical map thanks to ray lopez  ...............here is our research wall....





we are still trying to decide who to dive with, probably use two different operators to get different perspectives............also trying to dive on the different sides of the island.....we will probably dive 8 days.........3 days with each of them and we still want to find a couple shore dives so we can go by ourselves....we are looking to rent a house on the beech and be able to dive from there,.....we like to do a couple dives in the morning and then adventure on land afternoons........

there are so many places to see and things to do there...........how about a cold brew ?

http://www.roatanbrewery.com/

also, maybe spend some time on the mainland, maybe visit the mayan village...............or visit the other bay islands............

as to your question...............yes i got inked  all healed up..........




so how's life in paradise?

hmmm, for some reason i thought that you lived in roatan 

i'll keep y'all posted as we start making the final decisions.....

that is SWEET..... ..........i really like the way that the dolphins and turtle are incorporated......very original

please make sure to post details of your trip on the forum, i assume y'all are divers because of the ink.......what operators will you be diving with???


we should be arriving early may.........

We are staying at Luna Beach Resort and diving with the group based out of there.  We have 4 more days to wait.  We get in on Thursday!!  We will gladly post pictures and a trip report of our adventures.  Unfortunately we can only stay 10 days. 

Any whale sharks spotted?

Man, that tattoo is wicked cool! I thought I was the only one obsessed enough with that fish to contemplate getting a tat of it! Cool website here! I was googling for images of the spotted drum and clicked on your pic, which led me here. Glad I found it. Roatan looks like a kickin' place to dive. I got cert'ed on Cozumel, which is where I first encountered the spotted drum juveniles. I think I'd have been happy just chillin' on the bottom   hypnotized watching those things swim until my air ran out and I floated off into the abyss.