March 06,
2008
Koh Tao (THAILAND)
More Exhaustion in the
Water, but it's All Good While Diving
Today
included more of the same (rescuing drowning divers,
performing CPR, tending to shark bites, searching for
missing divers, etc), only more so: there were times
when six or seven people at a time were all screaming
and trying to drown me as I did my best to rescue them.
No worries though, it was all in good fun and it was a
memorable day out on the water - my last chance before
leaving the island tomorrow afternoon. All I have left
now is to finish the last of the bookwork and take the
exam tomorrow morning. Soon, I will be a certified
Rescue Diver, and the world can sleep easy.
Shown to the left are (from left to
right): a Thai boatmen, Brad (my Canadian course
instructor), the Thai boat captain, Liz (my English dive
master for my best dives), me, and David Chanin (an
American who is studying with me in Tokyo.)