We covered breathing underwater without a mask for one minute (fine, but three attempts to clear it when it was back on my bonse resulted in a huge coughing fit.... but I coughed through my regs - just like on the DVD - and kept calm so I think my instructor was reasonably impressed! Then it was onto surface snorkelling (perfect); regulator/snorkel swap at surface and underwater (fine); breathing using buddy's octopus while swimming (great); and the dreaded bloody fin pivots!
I don't think I've ever attempted something that looks so easy when the experts do it, but is nigh on impossible when the novice attempts it. I got cramp for real doing them (I seemed to be attempting them for ever) so remembered the problem/cramp hand signal – but apparently the instructor thought “I know we’ve got to do cramp skill yet, why’s she telling me what to teach?” for a split second, before he realised it was for real!! LOL
Oh and finally at the end (when I was already knackered) the tired diver tow/push (which I thought he laid back and enjoyed a little too much to be honest)... I wonder what you do in the event of a tired tower?!
Anyway, I’ve now done a few more skills than my classmates so far – but by Sunday they will have had another pool session, so hopefully I won't be too behind..... off to run a deep bath to practise mask clearing, I wonder if I could manage a fin pivot in there? :-)
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