Scuba 101

This morning, bright and early, Steve and I headed to Bulimba's Pro Dive Shop where I did a trial dive class...it was about 2 1/2 hours long and involved watching a short DVD, teaching of the basic skills and pool time. It was free and is basically there to give you an idea of if diving is something you want to, before you pay all the money to take the course and buy the equipment. Like most things I seem to do in my life, I totally found myself over-thinking everything and didn't really let myself relax. I think that will come with time though. There's a lot to remember at first and it is a little scary to be under water, breathing through your mouth (well with a regulator, but still!). I also think I expected myself to do everything perfectly on the first try, which didn't happen, but again, I think if I can stop being such a perfectionist for 2 minutes and realize that the more I do it, the easier it'll be, then I might actually enjoy it. It is a pretty cool experience to be floating and breathing under water, and I can only imagine how great it would be, doing just that at the Great Barrier Reef. So, I think I will register for the offical course and get my certification. I think I will regret it if I don't, especially when Steve and Jeff (who just got his) go out on dive trips and come back and tell me about all the great things that they saw! Here's a few pics that Steve snapped, while I was concentrating on not holding my breath! Which, by the way is harder than you think when you're under water and used to doing just that!