Entries for oktober, 2007
Taking a dive…
maandag, oktober 8th, 2007Suzanne’s colleague Marjan had it organized: going out to dive in the Grevelingen. Sunday 9:00 sharp we entered Sublub in Rotterdam Kralingen. Trying on all the equipment, see the Padi.com video (typical commercial-American style) and another talk from the boss Willem. He knows how to run the show.
Real-life wasn’t so easy. The dicing itself started off like hell. Every time the diving glasses leaked water. Me up again. You can do it like this. – Do you really think I try to lift the goggles at 2 meters below? And then try to talk like that with a breathing automate in your mouth. After the 3rd try I thought: forget it, I’m out.
After my buddy had tied up the goggles a bit tighter, it was okay. Had a good dip and saw whatever the loco had to offer: crabs, cancers, all kinds of fish, jellyfish, plants. Later on even the sun came in. Even started to like it!

