Wow,
what a course. Everyone asks me if I had
fun… the thing is... I’m not sure I did!
Although
I finished a few days ago, it’s taken me this long to get my head sorted
out. This was easily the most
challenging course I’ve ever done, and because of this, the most
rewarding. I thrive on a challenge, so I
certainly enjoyed myself, but ‘fun’ never entered into it.
I
went into the course expecting to go beyond my comfort zone. At this level of diving, the course is as
much about testing the diver’s mental abilities as physical skills. Task-loading and simulated problems add to the
stress level and test the diver’s ability to cope. I knew all this, and at times still found
myself questioning whether I should be there.
In
many ways, we are our own harshest critics.
It was only when I reminded myself that I did achieve what was asked, that
I felt better.