Yesterday was a big day. Like a donkey, I saved all the hard stuff for last. In the morning I did the 900 yard swim, which wasn't nearly as big a deal as it sounded. Made that with 2 minutes to spare! Followed that up with the 450 swim which I barely passed, and then the skin-diving ditch & don.
It took me a good 45 minutes of trying the skin dive ditch&don before I realized the secret: Do it slow and don't be in a hurry down there. Sounds odd but every time I tried it I was in a hurry to get back to the surface. Once I slowed down I was able to do it with no problem at all!
Now the dumb part: For some stupid reason I had problems doing the scuba ditch&don in under 5 mins. I think its because I was completely wiped out from the other activities. So, one more quick trip to the pool and I can look forward to never having to do these "skills" again!
It took me a good 45 minutes of trying the skin dive ditch&don before I realized the secret: Do it slow and don't be in a hurry down there. Sounds odd but every time I tried it I was in a hurry to get back to the surface. Once I slowed down I was able to do it with no problem at all!
Now the dumb part: For some stupid reason I had problems doing the scuba ditch&don in under 5 mins. I think its because I was completely wiped out from the other activities. So, one more quick trip to the pool and I can look forward to never having to do these "skills" again!
