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DAY1-To day i started the course, there were 2 other people doing it both german Max and Sherna. The instructor is Jazz a local girl and seemd to know what shes doing so thats good. Day 1 wasa just paper work and a real boring video it just went for ever. But i have to say the worst thing is the getting up at 7am after traveling a while thats had to do.
DAY2-We done paper work in the morning and another video. We spent the rest of the arvo in the pool witch was still shit it would of only been 1.5mt deep so you couldnt even get down low enough. But even so we done all the tests and basics it was all pretty stright foward probley helps that i have spent alot of time in the ocean.
DAY3-We went to Matauri bay and once we got there you see how bay of islands got its name it is just beautiful. We hit the ocean and done what was needed. my main problem bouyancy but it seems every one has the same problem but it will just take a bit of pratice. We went for a dive
around the bay and had a look around i was a bit higher then the others and looking down. Then i stop in me tracks and couldnt go foward i looked up and seen my tank had got caught up in a fishing net. My first thort was fuck then 2nd was i went for me knife witch i always have when snorkeling. Its probley lucky because it only cought over the 1st stage not worth cutting. but anyways jazz came back and seen me just hunging around waiting. she had me out in a min but once i thort of it after i should of just taken the gear of but sence we hadnt done that yet i thort i better just wait. Over all it was a great day and i learnt alot. So note to self look up and down when diveing.
DAY4-For our Last day we went out on the boat but it was nothen hard. The worst bit was hopeing i wouldnt get seasick. so that was that $550 bucks later i got me dive. Jazz was great to dive with and alot of fun.
I always intended on doing my advanced open water
as well so they knock a bit of the price so we would do it. The best thing is we do the main dives around the area while doing this so it works out alot cheaper heres another 3 days.
DAY1-We lost jazz for the adv open water but got the mad main steveo funny and crazey and a shit load of fun. We done a navergation dive and that was it we just went for a dive after we finshed. We went to a cave and swam in about 10mt down 10mt in and there we 3big eagal rays they desided to have a scrape while we were in there. Just a huge cloud off everything got kicked up 1 ray hit Stevo then they shot out the entrence and 1 ran into another guy at the entrence to the cave. It all happoned so fast the funnyest and adrenilian fillked moment so far in my short diveing time. we had to feel our way out of the cave you couldnt see anything after the scrap.
DAY2-We went and dived the rainbow warrior today fucken fantasic we went to a death of 20mt. the boat was sunk
for diveing the problem is you need more time, 30min isnt enough to see it all. some history for ya. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior it was a real nice dive.
DAY3-Day 3 and the last day was a dive at HMNZS Canterbury it was sunk just for diveing and is fucken huge. you could dive it 10times and not even touch the surface. It was a 34mt dive but you can do deeper but thats what we went to. It was fantasic you can go anywhere on the ship but time in the emeny. carnt wait to go back again.
Nexted time i go i will make sure i have a underwater camara its a must have.
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