Big Gonz
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As a new diver, I stick within the edge of my comfort zone. Meaning, I push it a little bit beyond, but NEVER sacrifice my safety, or my dive buddy's. He has twice as many dives as I do, which still isn't much by some standards, so I try to keep up with him.
Some things I have done early on were the cold water dive in a wetsuit. It was fun, had a free flow incident we worked through CALMLY. At no time have I panicked underwater. I am sure that may well happen eventually, but for the most part, I play it safe as a rookie.
I think a healthy respect for what we do goes a long way to keeping you safe. I keep my head on a swivel down there.
Some things I have done early on were the cold water dive in a wetsuit. It was fun, had a free flow incident we worked through CALMLY. At no time have I panicked underwater. I am sure that may well happen eventually, but for the most part, I play it safe as a rookie.
I think a healthy respect for what we do goes a long way to keeping you safe. I keep my head on a swivel down there.