Scuba Diving Archives - Page 2 of 3

For the next four days I would be tasked with Open Waters Assist – accompanying a Dive Instructor with training guests who are learning to dive for the very first time. We have just two students in their 60s. Everyone’s eyes look a little strange when wearing a mask underwater, but I have never seen such terror in the eyes of these two women!

Sodwana

South Africa

Coral Reef Mapping Like Fish in Water!

We had an awesome Coral Reef Mapping Day. There was some conflict between our two European divers on how to best to approach the task.

Sodwana

South Africa

Rescue Diver Achievement Unlocked

As a child I used to put a bucket over my head with rocks in my pockets in an attempt to breathe beneath swimming pool water. Decades later, I’m in a swimming pool with proper scuba apparatus, breathing underwater. Rescue Diver exercises in the pool took 3 hours straight, with a real

Philippines

El Nido and Coron (Philippines Diary #9)

El Nido in northern Palawan is one of the most popular tourist spots in the Philippines. This is followed by a much smaller island called Coron to the north, Boracay, and the most eastern island in the Philippines called Siargao. Surfers flock to the latter. It was a tough choice,

Philippines

Palawan (Philippines Travel Diary #8)

It was time to bid farewell to Siquijor and my new friends. What was unexpected was staying up the entire night with them! I had an early ferry to catch followed by a flight to Palawan, so decided to power through after getting a lift home with a random bunch

Indonesia

Manta Rays and Monkeys (Indonesia Travel Diary #10)

A crack on the blue wall in front of me transformed into the mouth of a giant Manta Ray, which began gliding slowly towards me with wavy sea-wings. On the algae-stained concrete below, monkeys were doing a dance. I once saw an entire Roman artwork on a dirty brown wall

Thailand

Learning to Frog (Thailand Travel Diary #15)

I decided to get my advanced scuba diving qualification while in coastal Thailand! This involves 5 dives over two days. I had a 40-year-old-ish French instructor all to myself named Agatha, who has dived all over the watery globe. The visibility underwater wasn’t great, but I always love it nonetheless.