Having only ever done free diving in the past, SCUBA was a new experience that I instantly fell in love with. I dove with an amazing shop and group of guys that also really amplified my experience.
The first part of the certification was theory, where we read and watched DVDs about every thing from equipment to calculating how much nitrogen is in ones blood after a dive. There was a lot to learn but the information was practical and for the most part interesting.
The second portion of the certification was confined water dives, where we took the information learned in the theory portion and applied them underwater in a controlled environment. Most of the activities were centered arround safety and what to do in an emergency.
The final step was a series of open water dives with our instructor to perform the skills that we had learned and to do some fun diving after. My instructor was great and I felt totally confident in my abilities after completing the course.
After I graduated I had enough time to do a fun dive to a wreak of three sunken police boats. Even though the visibility wasn't that good it was cool to dive through the boats without having to work on skills before hand.
The next day I spent the entire day traveling from Malaysia to Krabi, Thailand. There was no direct transport so I spent 12 hrs on 1 boat, 2 vans, 1 bus and two motor bikes to get to my hostel.
The next day I took a long tail boat to Railay to do some rock climbing on the beaches famous limestone walls. The views were spectacular overlooking the bay from the top of each line. I then lounged on the beach surrounded by limestone caves and stalactites.
Sweet pics! Keep them coming ! Is Pulau Perhentian the same as the Island of Palau in Micronesia?......I think not....
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