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...Wending their way through a dank cavern, they are suddenly plunged into an aquatic research center lined with industrial-steel walls and exposed pipes. There they can park themselves in a yellow submarine once used for deep-sea exploration or watch wet-suited guides equipped with scuba gear investigate a simulated shipwreck in an 85,000-gal. tank...
...experience necessary, all ages welcome--in spectacular tropical surroundings for a laid-back $50 to $85 a day, this may be the beginning of a vacation tradition. Between brunch and 4 p.m., when a second round of yoga, meditation and vegetarian fare begins, guests can roam the island, snorkel, scuba dive and, if all the wholesomeness gets to be too much, drop in for a drink at the nearby Atlantis casino.+ RECIPE...
...question, the MAC can hook you up. Harvard Recreation 2000 offers all sorts of classes in mainstream and offbeat sports (495-4838; signup at the beginning of each half semester session; most classes are free, except Aquaerobics at $15, Yoga at $5 per session, Scuba Diving at $95 plus equipment). Other classes include Skating, Squash, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Aerobics, Dance, Fencing, Karate, Nautilus, Racquetball and Self Defense. Most courses have multiple skill levels. For Sculling, call the Weld Boathouse (495-2226); for sailing (495-3434). Most classes are already in session...
...give weekend warriors and professional athletes alike a sense of pushing out personal boundaries. According to American Sports Data Inc., a consulting firm, participation in so-called extreme sports is way up. Snowboarding has grown 113% in five years and now boasts nearly 5.5 million participants. Mountain biking, skateboarding, scuba diving, you name the adventure sport--the growth curves reveal a nation that loves to play with danger. Contrast that with activities like baseball, touch football and aerobics, all of which have been in steady decline throughout...
...political cartoonist showed cable-TV reporters underwater in scuba gear, microphones extended to interview the fish off Martha's Vineyard. Yes, the J.F.K. Jr. crash was a tragedy, but the print and media coverage was excessive. PHIL COHEN Bay Harbor...