Back to school

Everyone who has done their Open Water dive course knows that some days are boring to say the least. Reading text books and watching videos in class, we unfortunately had such a morning. We were were also introduced to all our dive buddies and instructors. Jasper the Dane was our instructor and due to years of practice knows all the jokes and tricks in the book. Very funny for us but how boring it must be for him to recite those old gags year after year.

That afternoon we packed on our dive gear and tried breathing with scuba gear for the first time. A great experience even if it was only in 4 feet of water. We even did the feared 'clearing your mask underwater' which is so simple but often manages to go wrong somehow. We also had to tread water for 10 minutes as part of the course training which is bloody tough after a good lunch. Remember what your mom always said, " don't swim for an hour and a half after lunch". Cannot wait until tomorrow when we get to dive in the sea for the first time!

Ran into some more Dutchies, many Swedes, ze Germans and some Spaniards. Got chatting to the one of the Spaniards who is on his way to SA in May, so I think we will definitely catch up with him then. Good humour followed as usual and in the short time I realised this Valencian is a really nice guy and I will enjoy many good beers with him even if he does sound like Enrique Eglesias.

Another great fish barbecue went on that evening and some good beers with our new friends. We stayed up till some hour as roll call was only at noon. Richard the Kiwi, Team Spain and Thomas my dive buddy were left to the end as Celia's mysterious illness drew her back to bed before the rest of us were done. Miguel (Enrique Eglesias) popped up with a pearler that I "drink with a good rhythm". The Latinos do have a way of putting it sometimes, and he is right, i too have a tendency to gulp down my beers, and why not? No one enjoys a warm beer do they?