Algarve diving - a brief report

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

"Alastair" <AlastairScarlett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1147339350.140139.196370@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I guess it may not interest everyone, a there'll be no mention of
> nitrox or deep wreck penetration, but I thought I'd write a little note
> about the pleasant afternoon I spent with Tivoli Diving on the Algarve
> last week.
> Was in the Algarve for a long weekend of golf and had Thursday
> afternoon spare so I wanted to fit in some diving. This was the only
> active dive school I could find and they were about 30 mins from
> Vilamoura.
>
> Did a couple of shore dives, which might not sound too exciting but as
> this was to be my first trip since completing my PADI Open Water last
> year, I was happy to do anything. It was just me and two guides.
> The dive plan for the first dive was to fin out about 35m offshore,
> then dive down to the Virginia Rock, which involves a small swim
> through. However, I must have got the wrong end of the stick as I
> finned out too far and fast, and by the time I looked back the others
> were about 20m behind me waving vigorously!

Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
either of them??

Eddie

Eddie wrote:
> Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
> either of them??
>

Err, no, I was in front of them. :o) Naively thinking they were just
behind me...
I know I made a big mistake there, but sometimes, the best way to learn
is to make mistakes. And there was no harm done.

Eddie wrote:
> Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
> either of them??
>

Err, no, I was in front of them. :o) Naively thinking they were just
behind me...
I know I made a big mistake there, but sometimes, the best way to learn
is to make mistakes. And there was no harm done.

Eddie wrote:
> Let me think about this! You had TWO dive guides and you didn't follow
> either of them??
>

Err, no, I was in front of them. :o) Naively thinking they were just
behind me...
I know I made a big mistake there, but sometimes, the best way to learn
is to make mistakes. And there was no harm done.