Hi all, well it has been a very busy couple of days here for me at Simply Diving in Torremolinos.
Having a great time and as some of you might have heard I have got through all my written exams for my Divemaster course. Still a hell of a long way to go until I am able to pass the instructor examination.
Yesterday I led for BSAC (Brits diving association) divers round Marina del Este. First time for me to be leading the divers and I think I did ok. They left happy so that is the main thing. Just need to get the experience so I am comfortable in most situations. Really have to hone my navigation skills but this will come when I get to really know the dive sites. One test yet to come is a dive site mapping test!
Today I took a relatively novice diver round Marina Del Este and we had a great time. Octopus, Flounder, Wrasse, Gobbies, Bleny's and some great plant life on the reef. He really enjoyed it and wants to come back so was really pleased with how it all went.
It really is something different when you are the diver in charge, you have to lead and sort everyone out. You do have to be quite bossy as well, some people always think they have a right way and end up with the possibility of really doing some damage to themselves and the reef environment.
I am not missing the old job I can tell you. This here in Spain is the hardest I have worked in a long time and I am really enjoying it. The customer only sees the nice bits of diving everday but it is the sorting out and packing of kit in the mornings, loading all the steel tanks (much heavier than US Aluminiun ones that I am used to), then going on the sorting out and cleaning all the kit in the evenings when you get back to the shop after dropping all the customers back at their hotels. 12-13 hour days are going to be the norm when the season really kicks in. Should be learning right from the deep end then.
My boss is also on at my to encourage all of you to become fans of Simply Diving on Facebook, go on do me a favour and just click on the'become a fan' link to Simply Diving
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Simply-Diving/50454603223?ref=ts
Anyhow will be back soon with more updates.
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Gosh you have been busy! So, glad you are not missing the old way of life and thoroughly enjoying the hard work and you get to be bossy!!! :-) Keep up the excellent work and well done on the written exams.
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