Training Log Archive: brycec

Really neglecting running / swimming / gym whilst over here... Really should do some!

3 dive day - with 2 to finish advanced course.

Dive 1 - koh Haa lagoon - deep dive - 30m - 43min - good vis. Went straight down deep and chilled out down there. No narcosis shame lol - a fish trying to get into instructors shorts was amusing. Saw wasp fish, frog fish, rainbow runners. Air consumption very good for that depth apparently.

Dive 2 - koh Haa lagoon - search and recovery - 14m - 55min - good vis. Search patterns was good nailed them... However struggled finding the hidden/lost objects got there in the end - went around for a swim, saw a cool lobster and a box fish. Went back to start then had to do recovery lift. Knots tying underwater was easier than expected. Then the lift bag - had fun with it felt like a balloon at the carnival. Apparently instructors/dive masters/photographer was impressed with my ascent/control with it... Most people get dragged with bag on ascent and I didn't.

Yay completed advanced course!!! And to congratulate me the ocean served up a baby whale shark!!!! Was during lunch interval so bolted downstairs grabs mask and fins and dived in - was one on the first in water and it was still near surface - so close intact I accidentally broke 3m rule in shallow dive to find it right there with me - amazing - backed off to establish distance again but someone else soon duck dived with a go pro and scared it down and away by then other dive boats had started to rock up and people plopping in all over the shop. It got scared and dived deep and away from me - everyone else gave snorkel chase but I knew I had no chance and returned to my boat happy that I was in quick and wasn't one of the people to chase or scare it... Truly an amazing creature though!!!

Dive 3 - koh Haa 1 - fun dive - good vis - 15m - 45min saw anemone crab, yellow box fish, duban dancing shrimp, squat shrimp. Lots of schooling and big fish too. Nice and smooth ride home too

3 dive day - first 3 dives of advanced course

Dive 1 - koh bida nai - 18m - 45min - underwater navigation. Perfect navigation apparently. Lots of school along the wall some big trevally and barracudas - also saw bent pipefish - vis was good

Dive 2 - koh bida nok - 12m - 53min - peak performance boyancy. Foundation ot i was 1 weight too heavy - had to knock over weights in the sand ! Tricky! Saw black tip reef shark! Amazing!!! - vis was good

Dive 3 - hin bida - 16m - 41min - fish identification. Vis had got worse and sometimes decent currents (had been all day but was particularly strong). I suck at fish Id but got better got quite a few right. New weighting if 2.4kg much better. Saw 5 leopard sharks amazing!!! One swam right at us was awesome.

C • Perfect nav 2

3 dives today

Water clarity was heaps better. Not much current or surge. Emma had gone other island so was just me and instructor. Smashed all the skills inc the underwater nav - better that my on land nav for sure.

Dive 1 - 12m - 44min
Dive 2 - 18m - 45min - zebra moray, hawksbill turtle, massive schooling too
Dive 3 - 17m - 45min - leopard shark, unicorn fish, boat almost ran us down just before 3 min safety.

And now I have my open water cert. getting my advanced on 28th/1st

C • Certificate 5

Open water skills and theory day - not worth logging the time floating in tiny pool.

Intro to the world of scuba - was really nice - 2 dives
1)
Lots of surge - 52mins around 12.5m
2)
Much nicer conditions saw loads more - 53 mins got a tad deeper think hit 15m teehee whoops

Good fun start open water course tomorrow!