The diving season is picking up

This last week my underwater habits have picked up with not only a proper dive on Sunday morning but also by doing some try dives at the pool last Wednesday. Anyway the try dives were a new experience for me since this time I was the instructor – this is something I have always aspired to do.

It was bit of a grey area to start with because at the end of the day, when you do a try dive it is a make or break experience for the person trying it out. My 1^st trainee was a bit nervous about doing a dive, but I think I was more nervous than him. But about 8 try dives later I was very comfortable teaching people.

On Saturday my mind was made up to buy a new wetsuit as I have grown a bit fat and my current one was not stretching as much as it should and it was proving to be quite the squeeze to get into.

So I went down to Decathlon to get myself a new one which I was going to try the next day at the dive I had planned. Now if you have never tried on a wetsuit in a store changing room it proves to be quite the challenge. The wetsuit itself has to be a right fit, if it is too tight you won’t be able to get in, or if it is too big you will be cold in the water. So once you find what you think is your size then you must try it on which is the difficult part.

The dive on Sunday came and again I was up early in the morning to go do the dive somewhere out in the bay. The site chosen for us was Seven Sisters which is just at the end of the South Mole. The area is a set of rocky outcrops which rise from the sea bed, some break the surface and others don’t, but the area is known for the abundant sea life. 

My new wetsuit was going to have its 1^st sea trail, and the performance was much better than my old – it was much more comfortable. The only down side that it is only 5mm thick so this winter it could get a bit cold but I have been looking to buy a dry suit for the winter dives.

For all the scuba divers out there - enjoy your diving season and let’s make it a good and safe one.