The search and rescue portion of the course was pretty fun. Using a compass, Connor and I swam in an expanding square grid from a central point, all the while with G tracking us overhead. You estimate your distance covered by how many kicks you make and also currents and landmarks. Connor worked on tracking our distance as I kept us on course. After 15min, we finally found what we were looking for: A sunken dive boat in 25m of water. It was just like the dive boat we were using that day. It had broke loose from it's mooring during a storm 6 weeks ago and damaged on the reef. It was towed into the channel and here it rests as a wreck dive. It was strange and fun to swim through and around it. By the end of the day, I was a certified Rescue Diver. It's actually a big responsibility now. If something happens during a dive, I am first or second in charge. It has motivated me to be much more aware and focused on planning the dive and dealing with problems before they become emergencies.
For dinner I walked a short ways to a Spanish fusion restaurant called Papa's Tapas. It was rated highly on wikitravel, whick is becoming my favorite source for local info. The chef here is Michelin rated and the atmosphere was very classy and beautiful. I had tapas of spinach risotto, prawn bisque, and a white sagria to top it off. Everything was fantastic! If it didn't cost a small fortune, I would have eaten there every meal! The dive boat was to depart at 6:45am, so I made it another early night.
No pictures as of yet due to a virus causing trouble on my memory card.
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