Today was my third day in an Open Water Diving Course. It was my first day in the ocean. The last two days have been classroom time and afternoons in the pool. I had a good experience today. I was relaxed in the ocean which is probably one of the most important things you can be while diving. I equalized well (cleared my ears on the way down), and was enjoying my first look at really bright corals and beautiful fish. When I got back today, John, who went with a different diving school to do his Advanced Course said he thinks he saw me at the first dive site underwater, which seems funny.
Tomorrow will be my second day in the ocean. I will go down twice-the same as today. I have to complete more skills testing to pass the course. This includes filling up my mask and clearing it, recovering my regulator, breathing off of a buddy's tank, and making a controlled emergency ascent, which means that i have to take a breath and go up breathing an AAAAHHHHH sound all the way to the surface..among other things. I don't love the skills, but it's necessary to make sure you're diving safely and know what to do if anything goes wrong.
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