Tuesday 19 August 2008

Week 7, Day 33

Today we went down to the pier and got all the equipment for our Scuba dive at the Ocean Frontier. We learnt how to setup all the equipment and the safety measure and shortly after we were taking turns in the water. Before we are allowed to swim in the ‘deep end’ of the tank we had to prove that we could empty our masks underwater. This is done by securing your mask, looking up and blowing air out of your nose. As the air fills the mask, the water is pushed out from the bottom. As we did this, we followed the instructor into the tank and began undertaking the exercises. Besides the taking off the mask and emptying it, we had to take our regulator in and out of our mouths and follow a pipe (without any mask on) blindly until we were allowed to put our mask back on. It was a great dive and being the last group in the water we were allowed to stay in a little longer. A kiss for my wife and kids!

4 comments:

Aprille - The Muddled said...

is it just my eyes or is there a little fur on the top of that kiss?

Michal said...

Not for long!

Rachel said...

Haha! It really does look like you have a chester. By the way, you don't look at all like yourself in these pictures. Is that really you?

Michal said...

Yes it is me but the 'chester' looks worse than it is. The water and mask make it stand out but there was next to nothing.