Oh, man. I like that bicycling idea except for one small item. Pedaling. I like some motor on my two wheels :)
My buddy the ex Navy diver tells tales of diving Bikini and other places. He was part of the salvage navy so his diving was trying to make them not be wrecks or make them stop being wrecks. He was attached to Harbor Clearance Unit 1 in Pearl Harbor two different tours. He's seen some wrecks...
Wow you have some interesting friends @bigtom13. Back in the 70s when I was a lad and first learned to dive, my Dad was working at the Dartmouth Royal Naval Officers College. He was a bit suspicious about what I was being taught by BSAC buddies so he enrolled me in the Dartmouth College Scuba Club all the instructors were RN clearance divers. Spent many a happy hour being freezing cold in the mud at the bottom of the River Dart. But I'm still alive
My guy started in the Navy as a Panty Waver (signalman) in '65. He did 13 months as a signalman on a heavy cruiser (his second boat) off shore Vietnam. Before it was over he spent 13 months in the mud of the Mekong River. I think his coldest duty was his twilight tour in Keyport, WA and Nanaimo BC with the torpedo test ranges (Nanaimo had a small NATO base). He was stationed at Pearl twice, ran the diving locker at Guam, Enewetok as part of the clean up team and the rest was on boats or San Diego. I know he's dived at Diego Garcia and in the Persian Gulf plus just a lot in So Cal. He also used to ride a motorcycle. He lost trust in his legs and quit a couple years ago. We've actually known each other over 50 years...
I've lost trust in my legs could be the rum