Posts Tagged ‘Scuba Diving’
Brisbane to Cairns
Brisbane
soon to come…
Rainbow Beach
soon to come…
Airlie Beach
soon to come…
Mission Beach
soon to come…
Cairns
soon to come…
Great Barrier Reef Diving
soon to come…
SSI Open Water Diver course
So I am back in Australia, Byron Bay. My original intention when I got back from NZ was not to stay more than one week here and until now I am keeping this promise to myself. Strangely enough I decided to become a diver in between (something to do while I get ready for the next move) and today I did it! I finished my classes and from now on I can dive in open waters!!!
Starting Tuesday this week, the classes were pretty hectic but once I got the hang of it, there was no problem “graduating”. We have done four dives in open water near the well known (amongst divers) Julian Rocks in Byron Bay. The next dive I plan it to be in the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns. The excitement levels are pretty high especially when I am thinking about underwater photography (yummy).
Choosing between SSI and PADI; the two most popular worldwide known Scuba diving courses, I chose SSI as it is more flexible when taught. At the end of the day they are both acknowledged and prepare you for exactly the same thing; being able to breath underwater. I also have to thank my instructor Mick for his patience and send him a big “G’day!” if he ever reads this. We were lucky to have seen many marine species in only four dives; green sea turtles, leopard sharks and so much more whose names I do not even remember but have written in my diver’s log (hehehe).
That is all for now, I’ll let you know the exact route of the rest of my time in Australia soon (probably weekend). For now, be good and d(r)ive safe 
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