rotorboy
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Well
..this past weekend was one I've been looking forward for the past 15+ years. The start of my diving log!!! Sat. morning started off with basic classroom instructions which seemed to drag since I just wanted to hurry up and get in the water. The pool session was fun. Started off swimming some laps and treading water for a while. Soon after
the moment had come. As I geared up, thoughts just raced through my head as I really didn't know what to expect. As I took that first breath I realized what a mistake I had made. I was instantly hooked!!! No way was I ever going to stop now. What a high it was!! Sunday was spent down at Deleon Springs in Florida. I had one little episode, but I really think that it was a good one. Made me realize that I was able to stop myself before I began to panic and control my breathing. Started off at 20 ft below when my instructor had me take off the mask. Skill which I had no problems doing the day prior in the pool. As I started to clear it I realized that I couldn't get a good seal. I inhaled through nose and all hell was about to brake lose. I just kept inhaling short breaths, but I couldn't exhale. My eyes were still shut cause I had contacts on and also I knew that if I opened them up it would just make things worse by looking at how far I was from the surface. That's when I felt my instructors hand on my shoulder. Made me aware that I wasn't there alone. At that point I took my hands away from my face and concentrated on breathing. Soon I relaxed and cleared the mask w/o a problem. I'm really just glad that something like this happened and I was able to overcome and get back in for our second dive of the day. Which of course he had me clear the mask again. Lol
took a few minutes before I stripped it off, but I knew I had to do it!!! He gave me confidence just by drilling in my head that as long as I have the reg. in my mouth, I'll be ok! I'm looking forward to this coming weekend. We're going to West Palm for my first ocean dive. Sorry for such a long story. I'm just to hyped I feel like I have to tell the world. This is going to be a long week!!!!