got picked up 7:30 as usual, checked in at the dive centre, picked up new mask and snorkel (me and eddy invested in really good equipment) then went down to the boat! we went out on the osprey V, its 30 metres long, and is one of the fastest dive boats in cairns, with a top speed of 30 knots!! we did two training dives in the morning, the first was just getting used to it, had a swim around, practised hand signals etc. we saw two reef sharks! they were only smal...

same sort of thing today really, morning in the classroom, did our final exam, it got 49/50 woohooo!! its not that difficult, mostly common sense! the only hard part is learning how to use dive planning tables, working out your pressure group and residual nitrogen time from how long you dived and how deep you were and how long you spent out of the water between dives etc. once you get your head around it its ok! afternoon in the pool, spent longer in the deep en...

well, considering me and eddy had such a heavy night, i think we did pretty well to be up at 6:30 for our dive course!! got picked up at 7:30 and got taken to the Down Under Dive school. met our instructor Heath, and the instructor-in-training Marcus, both seem like fun! had the morning in the classroom watching videos and doing tests, theres so much more to it than i thought, and once you're down there, there really isnt room for mistakes! quite scary! for ...

iv labelled this day languages because iv been learning lots of swedish. i wont write it here because i have no clue how to spell it, but iv learnt how to say "i live in sweden", "i love you" "thanks, im off now", "cheers, drink up" "iv got very little money left" and, a rather random one, "suck and swallow, have a nice weekend". those rude swedes!! it was sofia's birthday so we all went and bought...

I cant remember what we did today so it cant have been much!! me and eddy booked our PADI open water dive course, we start wednesday! im so excited but slightly soiling myself at the though of jumping off a boat into open water. but, the way i see it, its an experience not to be missed and iv just got to pull myself together!! grr! probably just mooched about, and i have a niggling feeling we all went out and got drunk :-)