Off to the Ocean Wave.....

Afternoon All!

Last post before i head off to sunny Egypt. Crocs, fins, mask, dive computer all packed and raring to go (along with comedy hat and suntan lotion, am told it could be pretty warm out on the ocean wave...) Realised having not dived (diven, dove..?? what is the past tense of diving??) for 4 years that a) i have no idea how my dive computer works... b) look far too much like a large plankton eating mammal in my wetsuit (bloody great fishes etc etc)... and c) have dived much less than i thought i have increasing chances of vague/serious panic attack on first dive (bit like the one i had in Clapham pool Sunday evening!!) Sure my new dive buddies will understand (well at least hope they will.) Also, having never been on a liveaboard before really dont know what to expect with repsect to the other clientelle. Will they be back packing 20 year olds looking for adventure in the big oceans? 50 year old marine biologists out on a jolly looking for hammerheads (am told they go to the Red Sea to breed at this time of year... hammerheads that is not 50 year old marine biologists..) or late 30 something city sabbatical takers like myself.... Also who will i be buddied up with??? And what happens if we come across a Japanese Whaler - will i be safe?? ;-) I will endeavor to answer all of these questions in next blog (whenever that may be). With a bit of luck new underwater camera should be able to snap some excellent pics and not that i'm entirely sure i can download all my photos onto the blog, i'll stick a few up on facebook in anycase.

So off to the oceans and catch you all soon...

B

ps - why are pirates called pirates?? because they aaarrrggghhh...!!