Happybunny
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Hi everyone
I was introduced to this forum by a member of another board and it looks like just the kind of place a person who's caught the diving bug needs to be!!!
I've had a life long fear of deep water which actually didn't have to be really deep, pools are okay it's the big deep blue that would have me quaking in my boots even at the mere thought and didn't think I'd ever beat it. I managed 2 metres on my very first attempt, the sheer sight of an endless mass of water was too much and I couldn't control my breathing ie I actually kept forgetting to breathe which I hear is quite common.
My second attempt was just last week, different place, different school and the change in my confidence was amazing. My instructor Michel was German and very, very experienced. A former rescue diver, hard hat diver and licensed to 330 metres so I was in very safe hands. Just as well as it turns out.
Two things he really didn't want me to do, one was smile and the other was not to take the regulator out of my mouth. I reassured him there would be no chance of either after all who's daft enough to get rid of their air supply says I. Famous last words anyone???
I couldn't help it, I was so relaxed and enjoying myself so much. The little fish were coming up and looking right at me then scurrying away, I managed to feed one of them for about 5 seconds and then it happened LOL I flaming well smiled a big cheesy grin it was too.
Well I stopped breathing while I figured out what to do, it was quite simple really spit it out into the regulator. What did I do??? Spat the regulator out didn't I??? That was when all hell broke loose for me anyway, I started retching and climbing the invisible ladder.
All I can really remember seeing is the instructor in front of me ramming it back in. I was having none of it and fought him like a mad woman!! I didn't just spit it out once incidentally no no I had to spit it out twice giving the poor man a hard time.
When we broke surface he was still as cool as a cucumber and I was shaking, coughing and spluttering. He was so surprised it had happened, I tell you I was really glad he was there.
I gave up for that day, I fed the fish and got really close to them which was my target anything else would have been a bonus. I am now really annoyed at myself for not going and trying again that day, he went back in and got me some more pictures and some shells which I wanted. When I saw what I missed I was most upset.
So my mind is made up, I'm going back to the same guy to do my courses only trouble is he's in South Tenerife and I'm in Scotland so it'll have to wait a while but I'm hooked despite that little episode.
So there's my diving background, not a lot there but hey it's more than it was before and I'm really proud that I got that far. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more, some of the photographs are just amazing by the way thanks for sharing them!!!
I was introduced to this forum by a member of another board and it looks like just the kind of place a person who's caught the diving bug needs to be!!!
I've had a life long fear of deep water which actually didn't have to be really deep, pools are okay it's the big deep blue that would have me quaking in my boots even at the mere thought and didn't think I'd ever beat it. I managed 2 metres on my very first attempt, the sheer sight of an endless mass of water was too much and I couldn't control my breathing ie I actually kept forgetting to breathe which I hear is quite common.
My second attempt was just last week, different place, different school and the change in my confidence was amazing. My instructor Michel was German and very, very experienced. A former rescue diver, hard hat diver and licensed to 330 metres so I was in very safe hands. Just as well as it turns out.
Two things he really didn't want me to do, one was smile and the other was not to take the regulator out of my mouth. I reassured him there would be no chance of either after all who's daft enough to get rid of their air supply says I. Famous last words anyone???
I couldn't help it, I was so relaxed and enjoying myself so much. The little fish were coming up and looking right at me then scurrying away, I managed to feed one of them for about 5 seconds and then it happened LOL I flaming well smiled a big cheesy grin it was too.
Well I stopped breathing while I figured out what to do, it was quite simple really spit it out into the regulator. What did I do??? Spat the regulator out didn't I??? That was when all hell broke loose for me anyway, I started retching and climbing the invisible ladder.
All I can really remember seeing is the instructor in front of me ramming it back in. I was having none of it and fought him like a mad woman!! I didn't just spit it out once incidentally no no I had to spit it out twice giving the poor man a hard time.
When we broke surface he was still as cool as a cucumber and I was shaking, coughing and spluttering. He was so surprised it had happened, I tell you I was really glad he was there.
I gave up for that day, I fed the fish and got really close to them which was my target anything else would have been a bonus. I am now really annoyed at myself for not going and trying again that day, he went back in and got me some more pictures and some shells which I wanted. When I saw what I missed I was most upset.
So my mind is made up, I'm going back to the same guy to do my courses only trouble is he's in South Tenerife and I'm in Scotland so it'll have to wait a while but I'm hooked despite that little episode.
So there's my diving background, not a lot there but hey it's more than it was before and I'm really proud that I got that far. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more, some of the photographs are just amazing by the way thanks for sharing them!!!
