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Well after a relatively chilled week last week, I was in for a collection of challenges this week.
It all started well with a scuba review off the beach and once again we saw the cute little harlequin shrimps.. well I did, they are soooo tiny that I am not sure that the guests were able to spot them without me trashing half the reef in order to point them out (not my style I’m afraid).
Then I had what I was expecting to be a relatively easy dive a day later with only a tiny group of guests. This dive really confirmed to me the importance of remaining behind the guide. I brief it every time, and sometimes feel that I may even be being a little churlish, feeling a little bit redundant if my guests do overtake me. However this dive showed a method in my madness. The last thing I said before we got in the water was “I just ask that you make sure you stay behind me, as I will need to turn the dive at some point”. Anyway, a couple of my guests did indeed spend the majority of the dive ahead of me. Now they are certified divers with plenty of dives so I was not about to gesticulate and harass them underwater, and I could also see that every so often they would swim back in order to at least stay close to me. Anyway, sure enough, the current picked up a little sharply so I had to turn the dive, and of course two of my divers, being ahead of me, got even more of a kick from the current and really struggled. Unfortunately one did lose control, however in the long run was ok. It just confirms to me that when I choose to turn the dive around, it is always with good reason and when I ask people to stay behind me again it is a safety issue, not just an ego thing.
Anyway, all’s well that ends well, despite a bit of a shock and a realisation that mother nature really does rule the roost out here.

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