Category: Thailand
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Leading my first morning dive (assisting an open water course)
Day 183! Lots of course assisting today! Part of being a Dive Master is taking over some of the responsibilities for the instructor… and today that included leading one of Hectors morning dives! I was a bit nervous but excited to take on the challenge. My alarm went off at…
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Seeing a humongous turtle during a White Rock night dive
Day 182! Today was a long day, but I’m so glad I did all the dives that I did. I got to lead my first dive today and I saw a massive turtle while diving at night. The next couple of days are going to be filled with a lot…
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Watching the sunset for my friends last day on Koh Tao
Day 181! Today is basically the last day on the island for my friend and fellow DM, Ami. She’s heading back to the US for college. So we celebrated her tonight. But today was a big and beautiful day! I wasn’t in the morning boat today, so I got to…
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My first dive ever at Chumphon Pinnacle
Day 180! We’re back to our morning diving… for now. Today’s dives were incredible and I had a blast in the morning, having the afternoon off, and then diving again at night! It was a long day, but totally worth it! It’s been a few days since I had my…
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A day of rest and recovery… and an overdue haircut
Day 179! It’s time for another day off. This cold is really annoying and I want it to go away. So a day of naps and relaxing was just what I needed! And I also finally made the time to get myself a haircut after farrrrr too long. After 2…
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Stress and Rescue day 2 – The Hell Dive
Day 178! Today is the big day! The day I’ve heard so much about from other dive masters (DM/DMT) and instructors. It’s the intense finale of the stress and rescue course, the one where they push us “to our limits.” This is a big milestone for divers and is a…
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Stress and Rescue training day 1
Day 177! Well today’s the day… I’ve been hearing stories about how intense the stress and rescue training is… and I’m sick. But that didn’t stop me from pushing myself a little bit and joining Kit and Nia diving today! It was an intense day one and here’s how it…
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Taking my React Right course for my Dive Master
Day 176! Today was a fairly uneventful day. Lots of rest, which was desperately needed… and then I had a 3.5 hour class to take for my dive master! But hopefully I’ll start feeling better soon and maybe the good weather will come back as well. I went to bed…
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The Taco Divers snorkel test night
Day 175! Alright! We’re all caught up to the present now. Today was a long day… I ended up having to dive more than expected and I started to get a sinus bug. But outside of those woes, tonight was a night of celebration for the dive masters finishing up…
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A rainy afternoon of diving
Day 174! I’m not sure what happened with the weather, but it’s flopped from sunny blue skies to windy and rainy. Hopefully it will go away soon so we can get back to relaxing in the sunshine. Almost caught up on posts! One more to go 🙂 After a late…
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