Rockit31
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Did my certification back in January in Monterey. Wasn’t easy for me. Had a bad event early on regulator exchange with buddy. He handed his to me upside down, I grabbed it and suck in a mouthful of seawater. Freaked out and shot to the top. It was only 15 feet but it was a horrifying feeling. I had nothing but anxiety the rest of the check out but managed to get signed off. 7 months later I am finally here in Cozumel to get my first diving trip in. Been trying to get here since April. But you know....
I figured I would be best served by a dive master refresher lesson off the shore before I just jumped on a dive boat. My godson is with me but with no certification and they suit us up and give basic lesson top side and then in we go. I was nervous as all heck and once again was having issue with clearing my left ear. It just won’t pop like the right. We are only down to 25 or 30 feet, I don’t know for sure as my rental depth gauge never left 10 feet. Broken I guess. I am trying my darndest to become comfortable and enjoy the dive but constantly blowing my nose to get left ear to comply. I’m right behind divemaster and my godson behind me when all of a sudden godson accidentally swipes my regulator off my mouth as he’s using his arms to swim. The panic immediately set in and I shot to the top. Divemaster didn’t even know as he was ahead looking for critters for us to see. So rest of this refresher dive was zero fun. I had a problem just going back down to 30 feet and try to enjoy this. I am getting super depressed Back at hotel feeling like a big pussy. Godson is trying to talk me into signing up for boat and after a couple of cocktails and encouragement from other diving strangers, I walk back across the street to do so. I asked for easiest dive and was told it could go to 80 feet. I could hire divemaster as buddy too. I almost handed him my credit card but all I could think about was being 80 feet down and having a panic attack so I chickened out. Now I am super duper depressed watching all these divers living it up having a good old time talking about their dives that day. Godson is still pestering me to sign up and I just can’t. I really really wanted this to be my new hobby and I am in the perfect place to fall in love with diving, but now just feel like I wasted so much money with the training and this trip. There’s nothing else to do here. Cozumel is shutdown pretty good and this resort is boring just laying in pool drinking crappy drinks. Sorry to vent here. Just so sad and I have 4 more days here and just want to go home.
I figured I would be best served by a dive master refresher lesson off the shore before I just jumped on a dive boat. My godson is with me but with no certification and they suit us up and give basic lesson top side and then in we go. I was nervous as all heck and once again was having issue with clearing my left ear. It just won’t pop like the right. We are only down to 25 or 30 feet, I don’t know for sure as my rental depth gauge never left 10 feet. Broken I guess. I am trying my darndest to become comfortable and enjoy the dive but constantly blowing my nose to get left ear to comply. I’m right behind divemaster and my godson behind me when all of a sudden godson accidentally swipes my regulator off my mouth as he’s using his arms to swim. The panic immediately set in and I shot to the top. Divemaster didn’t even know as he was ahead looking for critters for us to see. So rest of this refresher dive was zero fun. I had a problem just going back down to 30 feet and try to enjoy this. I am getting super depressed Back at hotel feeling like a big pussy. Godson is trying to talk me into signing up for boat and after a couple of cocktails and encouragement from other diving strangers, I walk back across the street to do so. I asked for easiest dive and was told it could go to 80 feet. I could hire divemaster as buddy too. I almost handed him my credit card but all I could think about was being 80 feet down and having a panic attack so I chickened out. Now I am super duper depressed watching all these divers living it up having a good old time talking about their dives that day. Godson is still pestering me to sign up and I just can’t. I really really wanted this to be my new hobby and I am in the perfect place to fall in love with diving, but now just feel like I wasted so much money with the training and this trip. There’s nothing else to do here. Cozumel is shutdown pretty good and this resort is boring just laying in pool drinking crappy drinks. Sorry to vent here. Just so sad and I have 4 more days here and just want to go home.