Goodbye Merman Diving

Well this is my final blog as my time here at Mermaid diving is coming to an end. I cannot believe that the time has gone by so quickly. It seems like only last week I was arriving here and meeting the team at the Lamb restaurant.

We have had a busy 2 weeks with customers and intern training. Week 8 was the week of PADI Discover Scuba participants. We were busy at the hotel pools and we had  6  people come and try the experience. This included the pool sessions and 4  people tried  the open water dives. We had good dives with them at Abades and El Puertito.  Both these sites are excellent as there is an abundance of fish at Abades and the turtles at El Puertito The conditions are nice and calm at these sites.

Paul a customer who had earlier this year completed his open water and advanced course with us  returned  for a weeks holiday. We dived at Radazul,  Abades  and El Puertito. We saw Common rays turtles and lots of fish varieties.

My son James came out on holiday  and I  have had the pleasure of doing his PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. It was really fantastic to see him develop his skills. I can still remember the whole family doing our first Try dive in the the harbour in the Cayman Islands in 2008. James has really enjoyed the whole experience and has captured some fantastic footage on his Go Pro.

The interns have worked hard over the last 2 weeks. Buzz has passed his DSD Intern ship and is now qualified  to conduct the DSD program.  Buzz is leaving us this weekend and returning to the UK. We will all miss him as he has been fun and really been a part of the team. Buzz arrived here having only done a DSD experience. It is fantastic to see him in the water now as he has excellent buoyancy and is very confident. “ All the best Buzz and congratulations.”

 Alan and Steve have worked really hard and completed their stamina tests in the Marina and they both passed their Dive master exams this week. “ Congratulations Alan and Steve well done”. They only need now to get to 60 dives which they should do by the end of next week.

We have been joined by Ollie who started with us on Monday She has completed her EFR already and her confines for the rescue course. Ollie has joined us from Norway and is already an experienced diver. She is fitting in really well into the team.

Flounder has been a star as always helping to ensure the whole team is running smoothly. Flounder is staying on over the summer and is doing his instructors course in September. He will make an excellent instructor and I wish him every success for the future.

The weather has been fantastic with hardly any wind over the last 2 weeks. The temperatures have been in the mid to high 20′s . The sea is 21 degrees and the conditions have been fantastic for diving.

 Can I take this opportunity to thank everyone for  all the hard work they have put in whilst I have been here. I have met some fantastic interns and customers and  we have had some great fun. There are too many to list here.

I would especially  like to thank Melissa for the support and trust that she has shown me whilst I have been here and I wish her and Mermaid diving every success in the future.

It just leaves me to say “  That’s it good bye from Patrick “