Queenie's Log

SCUBA DIVING IN ROATAN!!!

I have taken my Discover Scuba course with Wayne, a new friend here from Vancouver - a Master Diver. I have been on a total of 3 dives - the deepest was 40 ft. for 48 mins. Can't believe I've done it. Needless to say, it's a very intimidating experience - you are in an environment that we human beings were not made for (hence - since you have no gills - trust your equipment!) My other issue was the pressure on my ears. On my first mini-dive I went too deep too fast and the pressure in my ears was painful, so "to the top we go". Now take a deep breath and let's try this again. I was definitely talking myself through this - "don't be afraid, keep breathing - you wuss! You can do this!!" Sinking slowly, holding my nose and blowing to equalize, blowing again until I became comfortable. Falling slowly is the key so it may take a few minutes to get down, as it takes a few minutes to come up while decompressing naturally. The three things you need to remember to do are:

1. Equalize, 2. Never come up faster than your own air bubbles, 3. Breathe! -well, I CAN do that!

We dove a ship wreck that was intentionally sunk for purposes of diving entertainment. Only 40 feet deep! The ship is covered with corals, fans, and lush vegetation. There is also a REAL wrecked DC-3 plane about 50 feet away. We saw a huge grouper hiding out under the wing. So on that dive - we got two wrecks for the price of one!