It began with an innocent conversation in February: “Oh yes, we used to do a sponsored dive in the aquarium when I was in university” “Really? What did you collect for?” “Galway Lifeguard station” “Hmmm, we could do something like that” Naomi and Lauren starting things off 9 months later, as I burrowed through a […]
Month: November 2012
Save the Whales – and other marine mammals!
Each year, hundreds of whales and dolphins strand on our shores. Whilst some are sick or injured, others are healthy and just need a helping hand back out to sea. Whilst we can’t predict the exact timing and location of strandings in New Zealand, our job is to be as prepared as possible. No matter […]
Take the GoPro Challenge!
It seemed appropriate as another Diploma in Scuba Instruction Course comes to the end and our latest candidates passed their PADI Instructor Examinations today that we should ask our very own Paddy (Patrick Keenan) what life as an instructor has been like over the past year since he qualified. As soon as I became a […]
A Diving History – Lauren Kohe
As part of the Instructor Development process our Instructor candidates write a brief history of their diving to date and what they would like to get out of diving in the future. Here is Lauren’s…. I don’t remember learning how to swim, I’ve always been able to Growing up in Wellington The sea is part of […]