Dives 1, 2, 3 & 4 (PADI Open Water Qualification)

Location: Babbacombe Bay, Torquay  20th - 21st May 2000
Today's Gang: Roy, Rachael, Jon, Darrell, Matt,Darren, Andy, Mark, Jen, Leigh

After spending half the night trying to catch an escaped gerbil, I was atad nervous about plunging into cold water. However, after an excellent breakfast andrendezvous at Telegraph Hill, we were all set to go..... here follows the photos of thefirst, but definitely not the last, adventure........

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Then, not having a camera capable of going near water..... we adjourn to the nightlife scene........

 

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Explanation is needed here.... Jon was trying to find his penis to take photo of it !!!

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Woke up just in time for breakfast, it was then time to say farewell to Mark, Jen and Leigh before setting off for the sea once more. Apologies but the batteries in the camera ran out so there are no shots of Roy filling all the forms and Log-books !!.........
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A splendid weekend in all. Matt, Darren and I qualified as Open Water Divers after two weekends of intense activity.... and that was not just the diving !

High Points of the weekend:

1) Watching Roy taunting a cuttlefish into a colour-change
2) Almost losing the reg. because I was laughing so much at a crab that sailed past, one claw aloft as though it was asking us to 'step outside!'
3) One other point that I have been asked to keep offline ! <g>
4) Getting the OWD qualification
5) Matt's lessons !!

Low points:

1) Forgetting to attach the low-pressure inflator to the BCD therefore incurring a £20 beer penalty
2) Visibility was a bit bad with all those fins flying around.