I thought I should share with you some of the images I took on the island during the day trip and in this case I will show you the people I saw on Sunday morning. As we got off the ferry we were welcomed by this old dude with his traditional Canarian hat. On the […]
On Sunday I went on an outing to Graciosa which is a small island, a couple of km North of Lanzarote. The ferry trip across the Rio strait was beautiful. The journey really offers some amazing Geology. As the ferry takes you into the narrow water way, you can literally watch as the clouds form […]
Over the past few weeks I have been really shocked with the amount of rubbish that I have seen in the ocean when I have been diving. I have decided to do something about it. I searched the internet for schemes, projects or prgrammes which I might be able to obtain advice or guidlines for […]
Caught for a second, their colours shone and glowed, before they quickly swam into the security of obscurity amongst countless others that looked the same as them.
On Sunday I was having a coffee with Alec before he left for the UK. Alec is a Cornishman who, back in the day, surfed a 14ft wooden long-board, when long-boards were the fashion and not because of the retro calling for them. Alec loves diving and has made great strides in his progression […]
Last weekend I went with some holidaying guys (Pipa, Big Dave and Anna) to LagOmar. We travelled by taxi from Cotsa Teguise and the journey took about 15 minutes. There is some speculation about the circumstances surrounding his ownership or indeed his residence, but all agree that the actor Omar Sharif did by the house […]
Today I learnt about rescue whilst observing the instruction style and participating in two elements of the BSAC Ocean Diver rescue dive, namely the 'air assisted assent' and the controlled buoyancy ascent. I was asked to be the 'casualty' and after being shown by the instructor, the client was asked to perform the exercises. Up […]
Arriving early at work, today was spent doing two dives. Two former members of the dive school staff, Marina and Jason joined us. Jason is a qualified instructor and Marina worked as a Divemaster. Back in the UK Jason now works as a forester and Marina works in catering. Jason spoke to me about the […]
Today was a busy day. It started with me learning the opening up procedure for the centre. Essentially three cohorts of divers move through the school each morning and again after lunch. At 8:30 experienced divers come in a get their kit, at 9:30 again slightly less experienced, and at 10:30 the new. After each […]
Today I did a double dive at Puerto del Carmen. I buddied Derek again who is completing his PADI Advanced course. We have swum together all week and he is a really nice guy whose occupation enables him to identify gliches in the configuration of airplanes cockpits and the software that is used (that is […]