I have had my scuba ticket for 8 years, prolly havn't actually scuba'd for about 4 though.
The best dive I had was at Julian Rocks (near byron bay) on the east coast of Australia, came out the other side of a swim thru arch and three 8ft grey nurse sharks were schooling on the other side. One of the guides grabbed the tail of one of the sharks and got towed for a few metres before the shark shook him off.
When we got back the owner of the dive school ripped the guide a new asshole as a newlywed had been taken by a grey nurse at the same spot 12 months earlier.
These days I have one of these
http://www.powerdive.com/Products/Mo...eckSnorkel.htm
I cant wait for lobster season to start, and down here its always abalone season