Once I'd passed my Open Water course in Lanzarote, the next step for me was to take the Advanced Course next time I was on holiday there. I'd decided that this was a great way of squeezing in 5 days quickly within a week.
I started off with the navigation dive, swimming back and forth a few meters under the waves in Puerto Del Carmen. Reasonably accurate navigation, but swimming in a slight cove when the tide is heading out is never going to give the inexperienced 100% results!
A few hours later and we were back in the water again for the fish-id dive. Swimming around, watching for the various species, then telling my instructor some of what we saw. Then having to sketch one!!!
5 hours later and then it was time for the night dive. The first proper dive as the other two of the day had been in shallow water - just deep enough for them to count. Really interesting one this one - first ever dive at night. We entered the water before it was dark to make sure we had time to get our bearings and get used to it, then swam off to explore the night time see. A treat I would readily recommend - watching the phosphorescence of the divers about you - even switching off the torches to see this effect more clearly!
The next day started with the deep dive to 30m, passing a fishing boat wreck on the way down the side of a coral face. On the ascent we stopped to see some rare pink coral. For the first experience at depth the dive went well. Really enjoyed it and the buoyancy was going good.
The second dive that day was the boat dive - the first time from a boat and almost as deep as the morning's dive. We dropped to the bottom in slow motion free fall and with correct buoyancy adjustments on the way down, stopped and hovered just above the sea floor, without touching it.
Excellent fun, 5 dives in 2 days and the rest of the week was free for the family holiday.
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