Another Weekend of Diving and Now...

...I'm sick. Yes, I was lucky enough to avoid any head cold drama while 25m under the Red Sea, but now my head has more pressure in it than when I was underwater. At least I returned to find out the school was closed for the week, and that we would be doing distance learning. So, it was easy to take a sick day because no sub plans were needed. Today it's just me, my couch, Howie, tea, and tissues.

Diving was fun. I was back in Taba at the Hilton. I did three boat dives one day. The water was very rough, the current a bit strong, and the wind was ripping across the boat...not the ideal conditions for my first boat dives. Once underwater, all was well, but it was a challenge climbing a ladder with fins on in those conditions. I saw lots of fish, more coral, a pyjama slug (tiny, bright orange and blue), and a stonefish. No sharks, which was good considering I got a bloody nose on all three boat dives. Must have been a warning of the head cold to follow! In all, I did 9 dives over the weekend, met a lot of fun Canadians and Americans, and made plans to return to Taba in January to work on the Peak Performance Buoyancy course...that might help me use less air underwater (I seem to breathe a lot).

Well, it's time for me to snuggle down now with a book and some more tea. Here's hoping I recover by Thursday night so I can have a fun night out. I'll post a few pictures later.