Bubble Bubble Bubble

[pauln1964]

Had a "Try Dive" session at the gym last night. Much fun in all.

Spent a short while being introduced to the equipment and taken through basic use and safety, then into the swimming pool for 45 minutes. Sat on the bottom for a while getting used to it. Swam about a bit. Tried removing and replacing the regulator and clearing the mask. All ok. The only slightly weird moment was when I didn't have the mask tight enough at the start and it leaked a small amount of water round the base of my nostrils. Very difficult trying not to inhale at that point, but sorted it quickly.

Almost certainly booking in for a full training course before the Australia trip, which is now looking likely to be

Thursday 29th Sept. Fly to Bali, stay somewhere nice but reasonably cheap for 4/5 nights
Tuesday 4th October. Fly to Melbourne, staying with my sister through the weekend. Do the Penguin Parade and possibly the Ocean Road. Clare will probably take us to a winery.
Monday 10th October. Fly to Cairns. Stay there for about 6 nights, including 2 on a boat trip out round the Barrier Reef to do some diving.
Sunday 16th October. On to Fiji and just relax for a few days, coming home on either the Friday or Saturday.

That itinerary is with a couple of travel agents to get us quotations, but we're well on the way to being sorted.

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[arwel.livejournal.com]

I can reccomend ProDive in Cairns if you've yet to book your diving trip. It's also worth a visit to the mad irish marine biologist at Reef Teach before a trip out to the reef. He does excellent talks in the evenings.