Reading skills - GETTING INTO DEEP WATER

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     Forget diving for coins at the bottom of a pool. Cancel going to the aquarium. Learn to scuba dive and discover a new world. I did a diving course and this is what I thought.
 

     I had always wanted to be able to hold my breath under water longer than 45 seconds. Therefore, when the instructor said that there was enough air in my tank to stay under water for about 45 minutes, I was really happy.
 

     Before we were allowed to dive in the sea, we had to learn how to use the equipment in a swimming pool. It was brilliant. We sat at the bottom of a pool, practising hand signals. We also learnt what you are supposed to do if you do not have enough air in your air tank (apart from panic).
 

     A few days later, I took one step off the boat and was surrounded by fish. Thousands of them in all shapes and sizes. They either ignored us or stared us in the face. They did not swim away. The sensation of being under the water was incredible too. Sounds travel further and objects appear bigger and closer then they are. Fish and plants are not the only things you can see. In many locations, you can visit old ships that have sunk to the bottom of the sea.
 

     'I was starting to think that maybe scuba divers were mad.'
 

     I thought it was strange when the instructor said, 'Most divers want to see a shark.' I thought he was joking but he insisted that seeing a shark is one of the most interesting sights for divers. I was starting to think that maybe scuba divers were mad. Then he said that he new a couple who had got married under water and I definitely believed scuba divers were mad. However after I had done more diving, I realised that scuba divers were not mad. It's just that the experience of being underwater is great! 

scuba - akvalangas


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