May 6, 2005 a Team X Adventure
Wow what an evening! I have often wondered about Scuba Diving if I could do it what it would be like etc. So when James sent out the email saying anyone interested?? It took me about 2 seconds to decide and reply.
We spent time on the deck of the pool getting info from our instructor Allison, who I think spent time teaching kids at some point in her life because of the facial expressions she made when describing how do some of the tasks. Mind you we are all just large kids when learning something really neat!
It took me quite while to convince myself that I could have my head underwater and still breath. We were taught how to let go of our mouthpiece and put it back in to breath and how to clear our masks if they filled with water. I accomplished both tasks without panicking. Oh the most important rule is always keep breathing.
I was able to balance myself and go around at the same height, but not very well that is one thing I will need to do. I was even able to watch other swimmers from the bottom and see how they do the Freestyle stroke. That may help me in my attempts to swim. We spent about 1.5 hours underwater I think.
After the mandatory hot tub soaking and story telling ;) called it a night telling more stories and having fruit slurpies. It came out that Allison was IN the Tsunami in SE Asia this past Boxing Day. She was 25 meters under the water when it went by. She has her own stories of what happened that she shared with us. I felt better being taught by someone who had been through such an ordeal.
If I ever get another opportunity to scuba in the ocean I am taking it!
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