Learning to dive a Closed Circuit Rebreather
It was a very exciting day when I took possession of my first CCR. I had been diving scuba since 1972 and had a couple of thousand dives. With that background I hoped it would be easy. What a rude shock awaited me – so, let’s start at the beginning. When we learn to dive a re-breather (CCR), […]
Wetsuit or Drysuit
Here is a first world dilemma. If you were going on the Waikato Drift Dive trip, would you take your wet suit or your dry suit? On one hand the Taupo temperature is predicted to be sunny and 13 degrees, it’s the end of winter and the river is colder than the sea. My dry […]