My christmas day started like all the other days. Some diving in the morning and then relaxing. First dive was my second deep dive (30m), one diver in our group had problems going down so we had to wait for him which is bad, because the dive time clock is running very fast at 30m... Went the third time to chumpon pinnacle, one of the nicest places. The best impression there were two big groupers (zackenbarsch) standing still at the reef edge and us swimming through a swarm of yellow striped fish. Second dive was bad, no visibility, lost one buddy team because one was running out of air and they had to go up, also lost my buddy... This was the worst dive so far.
These deep dives are very exhausting for me, slept long in the afternoon. When i walked up to my bungalow I felt like drunk, the shaky way amplified this feeling. The sense of balance of the human body is controled by the ear and the pressure at 30m is huge, I think my drunk feeling was a side effect of my deep diving.
Late afternoon I rented a motorbike and rode to the biggest beach here, where i spent the night first doing a nice beachwalk, then eat some freshly grilled red snapper with the nice view over the bay. The day ended with a nice cocktail at a beach lounge. Watched the scenery, some fireworks, some lighted balloons, very relaxed and easy christmas. Forgot the memory card of my camera, so i could take no pics, too bad, the bars here formed some beautiful sand sculptures with fire, hope to take some pics in the next few days.
I decided to do an advanced diving course in the next 2-3 days, my last days here. So this time is well spent and my further diving will be much easier because then I will be diving with advanced groups and with divers with experience. Its also cheap here, have to pay roundabout 160 euros for the course including all dives and I already did one of the 4 mandatory dives (deep).
I wish you all a merry christmas and hope you enjoy the time with your families and friends.
