Sounds awesome. When I get over my fears of submersion and stuff, I can imagine scuba diving would be pretty damn fun
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It is kinda cool to see stuff, but the whole course thing can be pretty intense. If you haven't done snorkling I'd suggest starting with that (with fins.) It's really not the same, but it helps with getting used to your mouth being the only source of breathing. Scuba diving feels really unnatural and it does take a while to get used to it. But once you trust that your tank will actually provide you with air, it gets better. It all comes with experience imo.
You're gonna go again, right?
Yeah apparently I'm doing the whole PADI Open Water Diver course (my bf already has the certification and encouraged me to get it since it's a nice holiday activity), which is 3-4 days. When I'm done I'll be certified to dive down to 18 meters without an instructor (you must dive with someone else though, as part of the Buddy system.) Not that I feel like diving without an instructor or anything.
To day was another dive(s), really exhausting. First we finished the confined water skills, which are things like emergency exit, what to do if your air runs out etc. Then we went for a dive, then we had lunch, and then we had our swimming (200 m), floating (for 10 minutes) and snorkling tests. Snorkling is a lot of fun now that I'm so used to breathing through my mouth. Will definitely at least do more of that
Then it was gear up again, out in the ocean, completing some surface skills, then another dive. Not counting the swimming, smorkling and the suface stuff, we dived for 55 minutes. That's really long for a dive, normally you run down to your emergency air tank after about 40. So for the last 10 minutes of the dive I was really hoping we'd get up soon
Saw even more cool stuff. Steams of fishes, including clown fish, and some really funky clams that hide in the corals. Went down to a little over 8 meters.
I was soooo exhausted when I got up. I still am though. Had a shower, some Sprite and now we're just waiting for the sun to go down so we can go eat. Actually I might take a nap myself, bf is already taking one. We've got the A/C on so it's nice and chilled here now.
Tomorrow we have 2 dives but just a couple of skills to pass, so tomorrow will actually be
diving. Right now I really can't think about getting into the water again, I've had enough salt water for one day
(taking your mask off under water is hell, I need to remember to pretend I have no nose bc I always end up with water in my system and it's such a bitch) but I'm pretty sure tomorrow it'll be all good.
Phew. Vacation is exhausting.
. It's what backpackers on their trip around the world do.
