After completing our master diving training course, we took a month out to go scuba diving in Umkomaas, to rack up our scuba hours and experience. The brief for this dive was to (hopefully) see Tiger Sharks.

Our dive leader (and sea dog) Walter took us to “Eels Skins” at a depth of 15m on Aliwal Shoal. Read the rest »

During our Master Diving training course, we were instructed to do a shore-entry navigation dive in our buddy pairs. This meant kitting up on the beach, gently easing into the waves, setting the appropriate navigation course, putting fins on, submerging beneath the waves and setting off in the right direction.

The intention was to swim out 30m, surface, wave to the instructor, take another bearing back, submerge and return. Being near-professionals, currents and swell needed to be taken into consideration. We had calculated how long it took us to swim 30m, so the time had been set. Read the rest »