Well readers I have gotten 29 open water dives for a little over 20 hours underwater. I also have two Discover Scuba dives as well. Karl was an excellent dive master. Peter and Jason also did well.
I got 52 minutes out of a regular 12l. tank for my last dive using the 12 lbs of weight I normally use. I was a little light at the end of the dive but was still able to stick to the bottom. I also am leaving plenty of air in the tank above the minimum. This trip has been a little confusing as I was using Bar instead of PSI for how much air I had. I’m a little better at it. I probably should stick to PSI.
Both dives today were at new locations and were fairly good. A little more reef than other places we have been. The first one was where the fishermen toss out the remains of their catch and it brings the turtles in. We did get to see three different turtles. That place was a zoo of people.
It sort of feels like the trip is winding down but we still have two full days and part of a 3 before we fly home. We will probably do some snorkeling or swimming at a minimum the next couple and there is a restaurant Emily would like to go to.
It’s a fair number of pictures today! I have included my dive buddy Josh from my first dive today and Karl.
Karl said Emily does really well free diving, she gets down around 7 meters/21 feet. Some of the dives here are pretty shallow and Emily can see pretty much the same things as the divers. I do both and I think if possible I would always scuba dive.
I will have to see about getting my advanced open water certification next. Double the depth. I would have enjoyed doing it with Karl as my instructor. Not sure here is where I want to do it though.
After my advanced certification I will do a some specialty classes and then maybe after I hit 50 dives I can be a Master Diver.
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Be good or at least good at it!
Traveling with Emily! 