Off up to Stoney Cove again tonight for the advanced open water course - that's me at the back with Nessie last time - although I much prefer to think of it as 'adventure diving with the minimal skills I currently possess'!
Just as last time, I'm feeling pretty nervous about the whole thing as it has only been four weeks since the open water course, and I've only had the one pool session in a dry suit since then! Got three new diving buddies on the course this weekend and they are all more experienced than me I think, so I'm hoping that I will be able to keep up with everyone and manage the dives successfully.
Some big pluses this weekend are that it's not all totally new to me, that I don't have to do mask clearance or removal in the freezing water and that I'm diving in a (hopefully) dry suit and on enriched air nitrox, having passed the test with 84% the other night (although the calculations and table use need some refining!).
On the plus side, if I manage the deep dive without it all going pear shaped and I don't end up with a suit full of air at the surface hanging by my feet after a rapid uncontrolled ascent, I'm all set for the deeper dives in Costa Rica next month, where it will be blue, and warm and clear and fun!!!
This I fear will be my mantra this weekend whenever it seems a bit too cold, wet and miserable for me......"Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Costa Rica...."
Adios and I'll let you know how I get on when I get back!
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