I couldn't figure out how to get Internet on day one, so the updates begin on day two. :)
I have just finished my 3rd dive of the day on Gili Air. Wow! What a day! At last count I saw, 5 turtles (including one that was heading right towards me and was only about 60 cms away when I saw it), 5 cuttlefish, a "teen aged" bat fish, manta shrimp, some baby white tip sharks, 3 octopi, dolphins in the distance and loads of fish! Yum.
I was using brand new equipment today, a new BCD and reg. both very nice, but both take some getting used to. I miss my old mouthpiece....
I had an additional adventure on the last dive when 20 minutes into the dive my alternate air source started spewing out air for no reason. I couldn't stop it so had to go up. I got back to the boat where the dive master twisted it a little and it stopped! I had a 100 bar left so went back to find my buddies. (I could see them from the surface) On the way down, half my weights fell out of my integrated weight pocket and I had to swim headfirst down to the bottom to get them. By this time my buddies saw me and signaled that my tank was coming undone! I got pushed around a bit while buddy 1 fixed the tank, and off we went for the rest of the dive. Whew! Thank goodness for good buddies!
Gili Air is exactly what I wanted and needed, quiet and beautiful. I am in a small, but very nice bungalow next to the dive shop and have finished one book already. (Four more to go).
Tomorrow's adventure, picture taking and trying out the new strobe. Stay tuned!
All of the mishaps and you still have a positive attitude!
ReplyDeleteThe attitude is bolstered when you are seeing so much life. 5 turtles in one dive? Wow.
The water and environment so clear you could see your buddies from aboard the boat. How good is that!
mjh
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ReplyDeleteHI!!
ReplyDeleteWell, wasnt that exciting?? I would have freaked out!! Each time my Mommy goes diving, they have to put tons of weights!! In Santa Marta, I saw one of those flat fish jumping [swimming!] up and down!!
Once, in Capurgana, Mom and Dad went kayaking to the little unhabited island infront, which turned out to be an adventure! The kayak had a hole in it and they only noticed when they were in between the beaches! The kayak was losing balance and only one was able to get on the boat at at time, so, Mom went on saying,' Shark! Shark!' and Dad would get scared!!! It was hilarious!! They tried to look for help by waving their arms and hands but people thought they were saying hi!! This kid who lived in the island was looking at them until he realized they were looking for a rescue, the boat was sinking! Unfortunately, Dad lost his goggles in action!!
Hope you had fun!!
Valentina