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We are doing our open water dives this weekend and I am getting more nervous by the day. Its been a couple months since our pool/classroom stuff plus we'll be diving with an instrctor we have never met (just talked over the phone) but the company he works for comes recommended by our instructor.
Hubby is totally fine with everything but as for me....thats a different story. I am most worried about my mask remove and replace. I always manage to get water up my nose and I absolutly hate the feeling of water tickling my nose. I have been practicing on our hot tub but I have only mamaged to do it right twice out of a bunch of tries. I am pinching my nose while breathing so that is working fine but I have to let go to put on my mask and it take me about 3 breathes to clear my mask completely and it's during this time that I tend to get water. So I am really concerned that I will inhale water and I wont be able to just pop out of the water. I am probably going to be down 20-30 feet right? I guess I need to just keep practicing and not get in a panic about getting in on quickly and getting it cleared. But what will I do if I inhale a bunch of water at that depth. I am afraid I will panic and bolt for the surface ascending too fast and failing the task!
I know I need to tell our instructor that I am nervous about it. I wish there were fewer people in the group (there are 10) but that's the way it goes.
Any advice you have would be appreciated.
Hubby is totally fine with everything but as for me....thats a different story. I am most worried about my mask remove and replace. I always manage to get water up my nose and I absolutly hate the feeling of water tickling my nose. I have been practicing on our hot tub but I have only mamaged to do it right twice out of a bunch of tries. I am pinching my nose while breathing so that is working fine but I have to let go to put on my mask and it take me about 3 breathes to clear my mask completely and it's during this time that I tend to get water. So I am really concerned that I will inhale water and I wont be able to just pop out of the water. I am probably going to be down 20-30 feet right? I guess I need to just keep practicing and not get in a panic about getting in on quickly and getting it cleared. But what will I do if I inhale a bunch of water at that depth. I am afraid I will panic and bolt for the surface ascending too fast and failing the task!
I know I need to tell our instructor that I am nervous about it. I wish there were fewer people in the group (there are 10) but that's the way it goes.
Any advice you have would be appreciated.