I have just got home from my last confined water dive and I thought I would get this done before I forget anything...
We've done heaps of skills and apparently are ready for our open water dive next weekend. It's going to be so much fun!
Today we practiced taking off and putting on our weights on the surface and underwater, and we did the same with our BCD. We had to do a no mask swim for a minute and then put the mask back on. That felt a bit weird, I didn't realise how quickly you get used to things - swimming without the mask was kind of strange.
Last week we did the tired diver tow and practiced having our air turned off and using our buddy's alternate air source. We also practiced breathing with a free flowing regulator. That was really cool - I was surprised how easy it was. In my head I couldn't see how it would work without drinking a whole lot of water, but when it came to actually doing it, it wasn't a problem.
When I came home after our very first dive, I was completely knackered and fell asleep on the couch. I was buzzing from it though! At the moment I can only imagine how amazing it is going to be on our open water dive :) I was surprised at how loud everything is underwater - when the train goes past and when other divers get into the water, it's like thunder!
We've done other skills too, but at the moment I can't think of them.
When I say we, I'm talking about the group of teachers doing the course :)
