Personally I use Nitrox for all of my rec dives deeper than 16M, primarily to give me longer bottom times as all of our local dives are square profile.
I always feel better after finding and photographing nudibranchs during a dive, perhaps that is the secret
Seriously though, irrespective of what gas I breath, my local diving is harder work than say diving Lembeh Straits, as locally like many of us, we have to haul all of our own gear from car to boat, which can mean a simple walk of a few hundred meters down onto a jetty or a swim out to a moored boat (not my preferred choice given all the gear I take with me). All of this in reverse after the dives, plus rinsing of gear etc, I always sleep well after a days diving.
I always feel better after finding and photographing nudibranchs during a dive, perhaps that is the secret
Seriously though, irrespective of what gas I breath, my local diving is harder work than say diving Lembeh Straits, as locally like many of us, we have to haul all of our own gear from car to boat, which can mean a simple walk of a few hundred meters down onto a jetty or a swim out to a moored boat (not my preferred choice given all the gear I take with me). All of this in reverse after the dives, plus rinsing of gear etc, I always sleep well after a days diving.
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