Rescue Diver: Day One Done

I’m so glad I finished my first day of my rescue dive course.  I’m worried about the next two days, however.  There are two main things that worry  me.  There is a dive called the “hell dive” which is supposed to happen tomorrow.  It’ll probably be on the second dive. …

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Getting to My Rescue Course (or, Save Me from Sucky Travel Days)

(WARNING: Written while grumpy! May contain some cursing and general huffiness…) Today was the first day of my Rescue Diver course, a class which is a prerequisite for the Dive Master course.  I am in El Nido, a town on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.  I’ve heard the diving…

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