When you are 12 meters deep and you look up and cannot see the waterline, you kind of have to fight the urge to panic. But when you get over it and get used to underwater manoeuvring, the sights that you see are positively beautiful. It really is a different world down there, with different animals, sensations, and ways of getting around, almost like you are flying.
Eri and I finished the theoretical bits of ourt training today. In the afternoon we went on two dives. The second one was in particularly wavy waters, but underwater it was quite expansive and calm. Unfortunatelty, on the way back sea sickness got the better of Eri and I as we spewed off the side of the boat.
Tomorrow, we start at 7:30 (gah!) for our last two dives, including one that will go at our maximum certified depth: 18 meters! That will be exciting! Then it's back to Koh Samui with certification in hand! Back to an island with much better food, beaches, and Starbucks. I think I'll try to strike a conversation with that guy who I met a year ago and still remembers me today. Hm...
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