Amy the diver
Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Sat 22 May 2010 08:46
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Saturday 22nd May
We have been saying since Amy first came out
that she should have a go at diving to see if she likes it and if she does then
she could do a course. At first she was interested in it and then became worried
that she'd panic and wouldn't like it as sometimes she can become chlostraphobic
so we all forgot about it. Then when we reached this bay with its crystal clear
waters and shallow depth Amy suggested she have a go, we were
delighted!
When you dive most people have two octupuses
that connect to the oxygen tank which have a mouth piece at the end for you to
breath through. The reason for two is a safety measure so that if anything were
to go wrong with your first stage you have a second as a back up. So Paul put
all of his diving kit on and used his first stage oxygen and Amy used his
second. They dived first at Blue Magic as they were anchored in 3.5 metres
of water and they used their chain to hold on to to reach the bottom. Once down
and everything was fine they went for a little swim around the boat, all the
time sticking close together as Amy was using the oxygen attached to
Paul.
   Everything went very well and Amy
enjoyed it so she suggested diving under Jackamy as we were anchored in 7-8
metres of water. Again this went well and Amy enjoyed it. She then suggested
wearing my kit and having her own tank so that she was in control of getting
herself underwater etc. Paul didn't have enough air to go down with her so she
was by herself although he was watching from the surface. She went off swimming
around the boat, doing forward rolls and sitting on the sea bed. Paul said she
looked like a natural, the way she was controlling her position in the water
through breathing was impressive. So I think we're now looking for somewhere for
her to do a PADI course which is good news. And now that she is staying until
Fiji is even better as it is meant to be one of the best places to dive in the
world.
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