Dive day was here! I was very excited and went to the dive centre to meet the other divers and set off for the sea. There were quite a few of us and we all had experience in diving at different places. We were taken to the sea and then got onto our boats. The views were stunning and the breeze was wonderful. While on the boat, we were told our dive teams and met with our dive masters. I was diving with a Chinese couple and a German guy. Our dive master had done over a thousand dives! He briefed us on the dive site and we got equipped and changed into our wetsuits.
We jumped off the boats and descended below the sea. It was very cold to begin with but then we had warm water. The water was very different to any I had dived in before - turning from hot to cold very quicly. We saw a very cool jellyfish and made sure to stay at distance length from it. We also saw many snake fish and different types of shell fish. However, the best part of the first dive was swimming through a very narrow cave. There were fish everywhere that we swam through and it was increduble to see deep into sea cave! What an adrenaline rush! After the first dive, we rehydrated and fuelled up while excitedly comparing notes on what we saw. There was some fruit and cakes laid out for us and it was good to get some rest before the next dive.
For the second dive, the boat took us further to sea and again, our divemasters briefed us on the dive site. BCGs, flippers and masks on, we jumped off boat and descended once again. I thought that there were extremes in temperature of sea on the last dive, but these currents were even more hot and cold! We saw some beautiful bright coloured fish and more unusual snake and shell fish. The visibility was not as clear as the first dive but it was good neevrtheless. We were all flowing through the water with more ease, having warmed up a bit from the first dive. Before I knew it, 45 minutes had passed and it was the end of the dive. Again, we excitedly swapped notes and then relaxed on the sun deck at the top of the boat whilst exchanging travel stories.
I'd had a fabulous day so far with my two dives and now it was time to rest off. Diving was exhausting and I wanted to have enough energy for the evening. Shirely and I went for our last meal together and then walked around. We found a cute little night market and although I was all shopped out, I still managed to buy something for my dear mother! Just behind the market, we came across some traditional dancing and role play that was being performed. Perhaps it was for Easter Sunday? There were many children sat there watching and we stood and admired the traditional costumes. What a wonderful day.
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