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knowing that once I let go of the rope that was it – anything could happen . After a few more minutes we decided to call it and got back on to the boat . I was gutted and really doubting myself at this point – was this something I could actually do again ?
On the way back to shore I was allowed to drive the RIB , which was fantastic ! I wasn ’ t controlling anything – just steering under a lot of supervision , but it was still fabulous and really helped to pick up my mood after the disappointment .
Once we got back to shore Ian and I did a shallow shore dive . This was amazing . It really did build my confidence back up , that despite the unsuccessful RIB dive , ocean diving could still be a possibility for me . We saw sooooo much sea life : crabs , fish , seaweed and a huge jellyfish . Thank you to Ian for turning the day around . It was an awesome experience !
During August 2021 I did four more amazing open water dives in Capernwray .
With my instructor Nick , I had my most controlled dive yet . I seemed to be getting to grips with the buoyancy and had no problem equalising my ears . We achieved
Training session with Nick at Capernwray
Post-dive jetty fun with Stella
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