DeputyDan
Contributor
My kids and I (ages 12 and 15) dove in the quarry this weekend. Visibility was terrible 3-4 feet tops.
There were at least 9 open water classes from various schools there doing their checkout dives.
Our original OW instructor was teaching one class and it just so happened out DM for our OW class was there as the DM on another class.
Fun stuff - - -
My kids telling our OW instructor's class to be careful and not let the instructor get them lost cause his compass skills are not where they need to be
15 year old telling another class as we were exiting and they were entering - Hey visibility was great we could see our compass.
The 12 year old carrying on by saying "and I saw lots of dirt mixed with some rocks".
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We were there to specifically to work on navigation and compass skills so it was a good day for that.
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Side note:
The kids also learned something about trusting others and questionable instructors.
One lady in her 60's was having a great deal of difficulty on her shore exit. We helped her with her fins and weights but she was still having trouble. I think she was plain worn out physically!
I was going to help her remove her BC with tank but the instructor or DM ?? of the class came up and said he would handle "implying that we leave" but the lady ended up crawling out of the water.
I made for interesting discussion on the way home.
There were at least 9 open water classes from various schools there doing their checkout dives.
Our original OW instructor was teaching one class and it just so happened out DM for our OW class was there as the DM on another class.
Fun stuff - - -
My kids telling our OW instructor's class to be careful and not let the instructor get them lost cause his compass skills are not where they need to be
15 year old telling another class as we were exiting and they were entering - Hey visibility was great we could see our compass.
The 12 year old carrying on by saying "and I saw lots of dirt mixed with some rocks".
_________________
We were there to specifically to work on navigation and compass skills so it was a good day for that.
_________________
Side note:
The kids also learned something about trusting others and questionable instructors.
One lady in her 60's was having a great deal of difficulty on her shore exit. We helped her with her fins and weights but she was still having trouble. I think she was plain worn out physically!
I was going to help her remove her BC with tank but the instructor or DM ?? of the class came up and said he would handle "implying that we leave" but the lady ended up crawling out of the water.
I made for interesting discussion on the way home.