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| Diving in the Whitsunday Region |
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| We spent a month in Airlie Beach near the Whitsunday Islands, and did dive courses during that time. Kerstin did her Open Water 1 and I did the Divemaster course. Both of us ended our courses on a 3-day trip to the Great Barrier Reef. A good time was had by all. |
| ...but first you gotta spend a few days in the pool. |
| Oceana Dive have a pretty nice boat for our three days at sea. |
| My Instructor, Shane Christie, doing what he does best: opening his mouth and being the centre of attention ;-) |
| The bright shiny faces of the Open Water Candidates |
| Dive Buddies! |
| Corley takes a break from all the pressure! |
| Everyone studying hard on the top deck - ? |
| Ahh, the rigours of diving - gearing up, jumping in, being towed in and out, climbing aboard, gearing down, helping each other out, and don't forget to sign the logbook!!! |
| And then suddenly, after all our hard work and determination, come the awards. This is my Divemaster group - a fine bunch of lads from... South Africa, Ireland, Singapore, Australia of course, and me - not sure |
| Astrid congratulates all the successful Open Water Candidates. Nice job Schatz! |
| Now everyone can relax and enjoy a bit of social bonding. Just remember, we still have a morning dive tomorrow at sunrise. |
| Of course once we've reached home safely, there must be drinking and silly games. |
| What happened after hours, perhaps we'd rather not know! ;-) |
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