It’s almost time to come out of diving hibernation as the winter-long surface interval comes to an end, so how do you reacquaint yourself with the skills that may have gotten a bit rusty? “Use it or lose it”, the old adage says, and it’s very true, and definitely also for scuba diving. But sometimes, [...]
Days off in my job aren’t like ‘normal’ days off. I have to grab them as I can and when I can. Sometimes I get one day a week other times it can be longer before I get a break, but when I do have them they are pretty perfect. Sitting on the deck of [...]
A dive computer was not something I really thought I would need at first. I was quite happy to plan with my dive tables and logbook and spend the money on more dive trips. When I started working and diving every day, sometimes 4-5 times, my computer became one of my favourite things. Here’s why. [...]
After my Divemaster course I returned to the UK to begin my University degree in Social Anthropology. The following summer I had four months off Uni, so I decided to head to the beautiful island of Koh Tao, Thailand, famous for its all-round dive obsession! This little island has a huge amount of dive centres [...]