Busy with life, diving is a blessing!

Since my last blog I must confess life has been pedal to the metal. Work has had to take the driving seat and it has been great fun too. The big event was our National Conference at the end of the month during which we presented an awesome proposition to the team. Big splash time though there can be no doubt the hard work is only just beginning.

No diving in the sea or in any quarries for a couple of weeks so it all seems quite. Anyway it is getting cold and I really do miss the sun and warmth. The dark afternoons just have no fascination for me.

But, whilst I have been run off my feet I have managed to keep my hand in both in Bristol and in Essex and I am pleased to report I am getting in the water proper this weekend.

In Essex my sanity has come from Open Water training with Liam and Corbin. Both great young lads with oodles of personality and a joy to instruct. Corbin has already completed a SEAL Team so moving onto Open Water training is fairly straightforward. Once again demonstrating the benefits of the younger diver programmes.

With Corbin comes his aunt Vicky our latest trainee DM. All our DM's are so very different and Vicky just makes me smile. She is going to be such a good DM because she is so down to earth and approachable. What I really love is that Corbin is already at such a good standard the relationship between the two is jovial and slightly competitive. Love it!

In Bristol I have had more Open Water, one on one with another really capable lass called Steph. It is like a breath of fresh air when you get students that get the skills so easily and when you have work pressures going to the pool and just unwinding with great people really is the business.

Last Tuesday I managed to catch one of our pool sessions in the Deep pool at Basildon. Order of the day was the SMB pool session ready for the Open Water session tomorrow. I lost count in the end though I am sure we let off about 24 DSMB testing out various techniques and using a variety of DSMB's. Should mean we have a good run at it in the morning.