Under Pressure

OK, I’ve not had much a chance to update the blog recently but I have been very busy.

Yesterday was the second anniversary of my first open water dive and I can honestly say I have had two fantastic years of fun.

I am so glad I started diving, its been brilliant and given me so many happy memories that I plan to keep building on for the future.

Since my last blog I have completed my PADI Rescue diver course, am in progress with my PADI Dive master Internship at Scuba Med Divers in Mallorca.

I’ve logged a total now of 198 dives or 129 hours 05 minutes dive time.

Doing a Divemaster Internship in a busy holiday resort is far from easy, we have very busy, challenging days and evenings, working 12 hours a day, six days a week, making sure people have a great holiday and as good a dive experience as we can give them.

My favourite dive site so far this summer season has been Farallo De Cala Gat .C. Ratjada which I have only done once as its part of a nature reserve and needs special permission and procedures for diving.

I’ve honestly not seen as much life anywhere including the red sea as we seen on this amazing dive, the aquascape was stunning with gorgeous swim through’s and warm, crystal clear waters to top it off. Whoever has anything bad to say about diving in the med really should try this dive site or the almost equally enjoyable Cala Ratjada.

I’ve met some really fantastic people over the summer and its such a shame that most of them are only here on short holidays and can stay longer!

DM’ing on open water courses, scuba diver courses and even Discover Scuba Experiences is very rewarding to be able to assist the instructors and help create new divers to share our sport gives me a very warm glow, I can read my log book, close my eyes and remember everyone of these faces and memories of the days.

Its very strange to hear of people talking about rain and bad weather back home when all we get here is sun, clear skies and happy days.

Apart from the diving, Northern Mallorca has been brilliant from a social perspective, so many people come out and work the season from various backgrounds, cultures and countries, even meeting the small group that I now know after three months has been an amazing experience by itself.

I don’t have long left out here,a couple of weeks before I go to Egypt for another trip on the excellent Tornado Marine Whirlwind boat booked via Tony Backhurst, then back here for two weeks to finalise any DM issues before heading back home to find a office job for the winter and let me save up to go work in another resort, in another country next summer.

I have uploaded lots of diving and social photo’s to my Flickr site that you can have a look at.

Thanks to Everybody at Cumbernauld Sub Aqua, Yorkshire-Divers.com and Scuba med for helping me have a brilliant two years of diving.

Davie.

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