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Hard to believe. The day before yesterday or Open Water Diver - Advanced Open Water Diver today:)

, The extension is definitely recommended because when you open water only up to 18 m deep dive and you almost always someone there must have (Divemaster / Instructor), the Advanced Open Water is entitled to up to 30 m deep dive and you may alone (with Buddy) go diving!

But first to the lengths √ § dives today:)

After yesterday we had three dives √ § length, were still two down on the series (Deep Dive and Navigation) ... the first time on 30 meters. Been a little nervous ... but was thinly √ ∂ TIG:) It was down more quickly than expected and all were visibly surprised to be already √ º to 30 m: D

Bas then showed us a Chipst √ º te. Because the deeper you go, the colors gradually disappear. At 30 m, the color red is completely gone (it will be dark blue / almost black) ... on my gr √ º NEN bracelet, I realized that this color there is not more f √ º r us exists (the bracelet was pl √ ∂ additional yellow ;)).

Then it went in the multi-level dive (ie the one ends at a certain time intervals √ § rises a few feet) back into a che ck √ ° √ § to the surface. From the depths then a safety stop at 5 mf ° r √ 3 minutes required!

After all the above were in good condition again, we were again the compass √ § rt explanation ... because he was also 2nd and final dive, navigation dive. Everything was super easy, only then to know nothing of the long ago where it goes towards boat ... was not easy. Get only the opinion of 6 people under one roof was heavy;)

But even that overcame us and we rfen d √ º call us today quite official Advanced Open Water Diver)

Yeeeehaaaaaw!

Since we already had lunch Return to √ º, so we did not have all day, then tomorrow before it goes to Koh Phangan ...

Matt put a sleep ndchen R √ √ ü º and I just love to cook me the B √ § uchlein;)

After 2 hours we went exploring and some postcards of the √ ñrtchen is established in the Crystal Dive.

We spent the evening in the bar looked at photos from the last day of diving and talked with Bas.
Everything was in all a fun evening:)

Thanks guys, f √ º r the unforgettable last 6 days:) You are simply awesome and probably the best instructor that can be nschen f √ º:)

The last day of OWDT.

Yesterday was a bit undecided whether I really like diving, it went today with a small film crew (Deep Down Productions) by 7 clock towards the sea.

Once at our White Rock dive site, it was also going on already ... and buddy check from the warm water:) For hard to believe the water is 30 degrees Celsius (18 m in depth).

The first dive was re-embroidered with √ exercises ... because we all have good air consumption, we were usually up to 1 hour in water. One was not so long ago. Also, the surface √ § chenpausen of about an hour ago came extremely close to one.

The 2nd dive on this day was relaxed and we've looked at fish:) That was just incredible and I knew that diving is cool! : D

You really forget everything else around you:)

As the dives length √ § at 7 clock went off, we had from about 12.30 clock the day f √ º r us ... evening gabs then the film preview in an Irish pub (and it was Guinness;)) ... but until then, we sold our the day or something. A round of sleep to catch up, read the √ ñrtchen explore something, and we wanted to make sure the Advanced Open Water Diver course. So we berlegten √ º all day whether flaps nnte k √ ∂. For three days we were always still on Koh Tao.

In the evening the decision was made: We also have the Advanced!

So it goes on at most n √ § morning at 10 clock going again.

In the evening we lie √ Bouveret end times again with an all-you-can-eat buffet. There was everything. Potatoes, sushi, fruit, meat, fish. F √ º r 139 baht. We suspect, however, that there were Orig √ º accessible times 99 baht to 99 Golden because it occasionally √ ü (and now Golden 139; D). The restaurant was a tip from √ º Rest of Tino, and Marco:)

... And today it should be long;)

Of about 12.30 clock to 18 clock we were splashing around in the pool. But first there was the last part, and the theory test and an examination Schwimmpr √ ° (200 m) ...

Then it was the first time to the diving equipment. Jacket, tank and air power build up and breakdown. After the 3rd time we had a buddy check then performing lead √ º ... the buddy is in the fall of the buddy ... because before every dive is the equipmen EQUIPMENT √ √ ° √ ° product ˘ ft!

After that was successful, we were allowed in the pool pfen h √ º and take their first steps with the air supply, the jacket and the weight belt ... the first Atemz √ º GE seemed unusual, but it was good:)

Nkt in the pool, unfortunately, with a view of tiles Desc √ §, we started with Carsten (our instructor and instructor, he comes Orig √ º accessible from Oberhausen), Mark (someone that Matt already knows from the World Forum ago - he makes just his Divemaster & travels with his girlfriend rum) and Bas (one Holl √ § Santander, we should brush up on his German. In addition, he has passed his course with our instructor).

We made √ exercises with the glasses (if they are water-√ ° f filled, if you lose), floated in the water (ie optimize his breathing), √ º bten Notf √ § ll (alternate air supply from Buddy, emergency ascent) and how to AusR √ ° greater when water on and take off.

Oh and do not forget;) as the order is the descent and ascent (5-point rule) ... various hand signals to LinkedIn underwater for amplifying √ § and so we had everything but the √ Exercise 'Skin Diver' behind brought us.

Tomorrow, we go first into the sea. We're all pretty excited:)

We are √ º Brig The Swiss Sarah, Andy, Tino, and Marco (it's okaay Lichtsteiner, P) and Matt and I (also known as 'the Germans').

Yes, unfortunately it is the last day not so much to say, as we have done nothing bad sunburn because of Matt. But since today's the sunburn is better and the doctor has cleared the diving course;)

Thus it goes tomorrow FR √ º h ... 2 days later, √ § ter than planned ... by boat to Koh Tao, where also our direct 4t √ § √ § dent anf diving course depends:)

We are pretty excited (and somewhat annoying √ ∂ s because the test).