Speciality Diver

Actually in last diving trip in Kushimoto I can get "Speciality Diver" license but didn't apply for it. Nobody will say that her/himself is speciality diver hihihihi Nothing to be proud for it. They will be more proud to say that he/she is Advance Open Water Diver. Still have 12 dive to be an AOW Diver... *According SSI (Scuba School International) standard, we can have "Speciality Diver" licence after our 12th dive.

Anyway, would like to share u guys my diving experience this time. As usual, went to Club Do Diving Centre at Kushimoto, from Oct 07 - 08, 2006.

We departed from Osaka at Oct 06. That day was Chinese Autumn Festival. The moon at chinese autumn festival is believed as the lightest moon all over the year. Wished we had a night diving at that night. You even could drive at night without the lamp. So you also could dive at night without a torch. But we know it is a impossible thing ^^; We arrived at Kushimoto kinda 12 or 1 pm..... its the sleep time, not dive time! :p

07 Oct 2006
Boat 1 - Ebisu No Hama, Kushimoto, Japan
Air temp 26C - Water temp 26C - Visibility 4m - Max depth 6.2m - Dive time 41mins
The day after typhoon. Woke up in the early morning but still worried if we can dive or not... While waiting for the boat dive, we began first dive by beach entry at Ebisu no Hama. Dive by 3kg weight. Beyond our expectation, there was many fishes around. We even can saw the cute Neoclinus bryope (コケギンポ) . Thanks to Si-chan for drawing the cute kokeginpo on my logbook. Beside that, as usual there were many Stripey (カゴカキダイ - Microcanthus strigatus)around.
This is my first time to dive in small group. Only 4 ppls dived together + 1 guide. Very enjoyed it.



Boat 2 - Miya no Seto, Kushimoto, Japan
Air temp 26C - Water temp 24.2C - Visibility 7m - Max depth 23.1m - Dive time 32mins
For the first time, we joined other diving shop for the diving trip to dive in Miya no Seto. Even this point was the first time for my instructure. Wow!!! I found this point really different as usual. Our diving shop never went this dive point. Every shop have their own dive point, I think.... I had difficulity at first for the buoyancy cause I still had my 3 kg weight for this deepness!!! Gosh, had a bad time! But thanks God I could got the balance at last. The guide, Nakamura-san showed us the cute little clown fish in the coral. It was soooo cuteeeeee!!! There were also little cuttlefish (コウイカ - speiida), Striped Catfish (ゴンズイ - Plotosus Lienatus), Long-spinned Sea Urchin (ガンガゼ - Diadema Savignyi), Sea Hare (ウミウサギ - Ovula Ovum)
Still... I had trouble at my 12th dive..... My gauge showed unstable scale.. sometimes 70 sometimes 50 ... we were told that we have to back to the boat if we found our gauge show 70.... but at that time I found my gauge show 50... really panic.... NO!!! I have to go!! but ... when i saw my gauge again, I still have 70 hahahha When I asked my instructure, she told me it was because I didn't set my tank properly.....A good lecture, must be more careful in next setting.




08 Oct 2006
Boat 1 - Orotsu no Hama, Kii Ooshima, Japan
Air temp 21C - Water temp 24C - Visibility (no data) - Max depth 16.2m - Dive time 47mins
Still in bad condition after typhoon... sigh... Woke up in early morning for waiting info if any boat can take us for diving. At last we waited till 11 am and we have to moved to Ooshima for diving, about 10 mins drive from Kushimoto. This time had more time for taking picture but still... I have to learn more for photography.... couldn't get any best shot....
The fishes in picture are Squirrelfishes (サルゴセントロン・コルヌータム - Sargocentron Cornutum), Shortspined Cowfish (シマウミスズメ
- Lactoria Fornasini), The Blue Damsel (ソラスズメダイ - Pomacentrus Coelestis). There is one fish in picture that I don't know it's name... anyone can tell me?



Boat 2 - , Tsu-Suri (Two-Thre-?), Kii Ooshima, Japan
Air temp 22C - Water temp 23.7C - Visibility (no data) - Max depth 18.3m - Dive time 37mins
My last dive at Wakayama this year. 22C really cold, especially after dive, too cold to stay on boat. Really cold!! Can't bear anymore. Maybe this year will dive at abroad ( I wish!!) or have to wait till summer next year.....
There were Dragon Moray Eel (トラウツボ - Muraena pardalis), Domino Damsel (ミツボシクロスズメダイ - Dascyllus trimaculatus). No need to say clown fish (クマノミ - Amphiprion clarkii), almost every dive in Kushimoto we can see it. But still, they are photogenic hehe

頑張って英語で書いて見ました。日本語は無理・・・　許して・・・

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