hey all:
I got certified in 2013, AOW 2014 and did a great liveaboard in Komodo for 2 weeks last year as well. All with the same partner, we went through the whole 'let's learn diving' thing together and although I have done some dives with dive guides alone bcs he was sick or did not feel like another dive, most of the dives we did together.
Now the guy has left for another continent and I am planning my first diving holiday without him. How did other people experience the first time out there without the trusted buddy you have always dived with? Of course, you 100% rely on your own skills, but the buddy safety and the fact you know how you dive together, it is kind of weird not to have that around. Any advice how to handle this is welcome!
I got certified in 2013, AOW 2014 and did a great liveaboard in Komodo for 2 weeks last year as well. All with the same partner, we went through the whole 'let's learn diving' thing together and although I have done some dives with dive guides alone bcs he was sick or did not feel like another dive, most of the dives we did together.
Now the guy has left for another continent and I am planning my first diving holiday without him. How did other people experience the first time out there without the trusted buddy you have always dived with? Of course, you 100% rely on your own skills, but the buddy safety and the fact you know how you dive together, it is kind of weird not to have that around. Any advice how to handle this is welcome!