I figured since I am now a certified rescue diver and in the ocean everyday I better put some more photos of it up. Here are some photos of, oh I guess the past week. Not 100% sure on that as its hard to even keep track of weeks much less days. The rescue certification was kind of brutal. I had to search and recover an unresponsive diver, which I found at about 60 feet laying on the ocean floor, surface diver, start rescue breaths every 5 seconds and swim about 150 yds in seas that were 7-8 feet. Once back at the boat (70 foot dive boat) I had to remove all my equipment, unresponsive divers equipment, and haul this 180 lb man up a 6 foot ladder. This sounds kinda tough, but try holding a 180lb body's head up above water in 7-8 foot seas with no flotation. The real trick was to climb up the 6 foot ladder, with the dead weight. The 6 foot ladder that I had to climb, due to the seas, would come all the way out of the water(exposing the bottom of the dive boat) and seconds later crash all the way under the water. Once i got the diver on the boat I had to start CPR, and administer O2 for another 5 minutes. Absolutely the most intense in-water experience Ive ever had. But I have conquered and am now moving on to another, AUSTRALIA!! 3 more days till my arrival and i would be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to it. It's wonderful to think that my journey is not even half way over. Keep it coming is what I say! Alright, gotta get to the beach. Adios!
2 comments:
Love the pictures. That's really beautiful country and the underwater pictures are incredible. It sounds like the certification was really difficult but knew you could do it. Now we're waiting to hear all about Australia with pictures. Know you're having a great time, we love you! Betty
Work Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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