Dear Diary, That was incredible, I just passed! I’m now a PADI open water diver.  I was sitting in the van counting the minutes until my first dive. I was nervous yet excited. When I got in, the cold water filled my suit and I froze! (not actually so don’t worry)When...

We have been asked to tell you about our recent trip to the Philippines. On Monday 11th March we embarked on our long journey to Malapascua which was our first destination. The first flight was great as we had so much room to stretch and relax as the flight wasn’t...

It’s that time of year again when many people are digging out their dive kit after being locked away in the garage during the winter.  Many of these will be getting in touch asking to brush up their skills with a Scuba Review or just want to get in the pool to make...

January, normally being a quiet time of year, we had planned to some spring cleaning in the dive centre.  However, best laid plans of mice and men, things don’t normally turn out the way you wish them to.  With a new Instructor Development Course starting the...

A blink of the eye and it’s all over. For the last 3 months I swapped the drudgery of day to day life in the UK for the paradise that is Belize. It was my first time traveling alone and I fell in love with this beautiful land from the word go! Looking back at my time...

When in conversation and people ask me what I do, and I tell them that I am a Scuba Diving Instructor, I often get the reply ‘I’m a diver too!’.  Once I start talking to them, I realise they did the PADI Open Water course before they went to the Maldives on...

So an early call on Monday morning, still dark outside and off I go to Gatwick airport, to meet Mark from Oyster Diving, a London based Dive Centre, and then on a flight to Barcelona.  I was lucky enough to be one of a chosen few to be invited to Spain on a...

After only diving for 3 months I feel like it’s a huge part of my life already. I aspire to become a marine biologist someday so I decided to volunteer in Fiji by taking part in a marine conservation project for 7 weeks. This was my first time travelling alone so I...

Following on from our last blog, we’ve had a very busy summer.  With Rhonda now back in the water and Shaun back from Cyprus, we have more options for Open Water training. One of the problems that many dive centres face is the voluntary nature of the staff.  Over the...

As a freshly trained Open Water diver, I haven’t had as much experience as most other divers. Indeed, I’ve never gone diving in the ocean before, so Swanage was always going to be a new experience for me.  However, it never occurred to me that I was not only going to...