Happy Father’s Day! I was amazed by scuba diving, the fact that I could spend up to an hour underwater looking at squid, turtles, stingrays, colourful fish and shipwrecks sounded too good to be true. At 12 years old, I got my PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Cayman Islands so dad and I would be able to dive together around the Caribbean. I haven’t been able to get the ocean out of my head and my heart ever since.
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I’ve been a certified diver since I was 14 years old but I was initiated to diving even before that because my dad was a diver. He took my sister snorkelling and made us try SASY (Supplied Air Snorkelling for Youths) when we went on vacation. As soon as I was old enough to dive, I took the classes and got my PADI certification, I just couldn’t wait to be in the water. I mean… how cool is it to be able to breathe underwater for up to an hour?
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