Yesterday we had our tests for the PADI Open Water Diver certificate.
The tests we had learned in the pool the day before had to be repeated in the open sea this time. All of us succeeded and we had a nice dive in the small laguna next to the hotel beach.
We are all fully aware that this short diving course has made us far from experienced divers. It felt like "too easy" and we were very surprised that the instructor said that "this was it, now you are all certified divers". We sure don't feel like that after only one dive in the ocean.
The six of us will schedule other dives with instructors as fast as possible as soon as we recieve the PADI card and license number. Now I guess it is up to us to improve our skills and try to get more aquainted to the under-water-life before we go up to the next level.
Practise makes perfect, and in this kind of hobby you can't afford to make a mistake.
The tests we had learned in the pool the day before had to be repeated in the open sea this time. All of us succeeded and we had a nice dive in the small laguna next to the hotel beach.
We are all fully aware that this short diving course has made us far from experienced divers. It felt like "too easy" and we were very surprised that the instructor said that "this was it, now you are all certified divers". We sure don't feel like that after only one dive in the ocean.
The six of us will schedule other dives with instructors as fast as possible as soon as we recieve the PADI card and license number. Now I guess it is up to us to improve our skills and try to get more aquainted to the under-water-life before we go up to the next level.
Practise makes perfect, and in this kind of hobby you can't afford to make a mistake.
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