Tag: scubadiving
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FROM VENICE TO MAHÉBOURG
A Spirited Dance After three months, I had to dust my luggage and defrost the fridge when I started preparing for my departure. This Blog-page was created for the 2023 trip to Mahébourg. I never imagined that I would return again and again. Upon my return home. I was embarrassed by my yearning for Mahébourg.…
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HOLDING AN ECOSYSTEM IN MY HAND
A LAST SNORKEL The sand is not just sea sand. It’s a magical mix of crushed shells, rock, other organic matter and teeny weeny shells, recognisable as such – a condensed ecosystem. The sun was lower than on my usual snorkelling explorations at Pointe d’Esny. I was lying in the shallows with my mask on,…
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THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
My first camera dive My mobility was not improving with my walking and swimming. My weak left leg was in constant pain, radiating from my left buttock down to the outside of my left calf muscle. I was in pain even when I was lying in bed, doing nothing. Deep tissue massages gave some very…
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THE JOURNEY
An uncharted expedition As I write this blog, I’ve been back on my Paradise Island for a month. Yes, I returned! My previous blog was a short story about a mermaid being “moon kissed”, as I tried to avoid the large mammal in the room – so to speak. At 41 dives, I’m new at…
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COASTING THROUGH A KELP FOREST
Kelp Forest – so you realise I’m in cold water, right? Since qualifying, my diving has been mostly warm water dives, wearing as little as possible. Feeling unrestricted and exactly like a mermaid. In the Atlantic however, I need to gear up in a full wetsuit with a hoodie and all. Since my diving is…
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ENDLESS DIVING
Celebrating life today! Today, a year ago, I dived Purple Cave just outside the reef of Blue Bay, Mauritius. I was travelling solo for the first time in decades and the first time since becoming mobility challenged. During the beginning of my stay, unfavourable weather conditions kept me confined to my studio flat, before I…
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A TWO TANK DIVE
Personalising – more than my weight belt A month ago I was fortunate enough to do a two tank dive outside the reef in the Blue Bay Marine Reserve, Mauritius. Weather kept me inside the reef for weeks, so this opportunity was a dream come true. On this day I not only experienced the magic…
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TUNNEL DIVING WITH THE BIG BOYS
The dive boat was packed, we were six divers and two Instructors. It was only when the dive briefing started that I realised I was on a dive with the Big Boys. I was the only girl on the boat and only started diving 16 months ago. The other divers appeared distinguished, well-travelled, experienced divers,…
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ISLAND STYLE CAVE DIVE
Diving Lobster Cave with Scuba World Diving Mauritius A dive planned outside the reef creates a heightened sense of expectation in me as my dives there are fewer due to weather limitations. They are also more challenging with a possible moving surface, currents or surges, as well as possible deeper dives. It is however the…
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