SCUBA Diving, Manado, Indonesia

Back to our vacation in Manado....

The biggest reason we chose to go to Manado was to get Chris, Mersades, and Teddy SCUBA certified, and do it at a price that wouldn't kill the travel account. Many people who live in Tembagapura have gone to Manado to do just this, and all have recommended for us to get the certification done in Manado.

Gavin, who wasn't old enough to get his SCUBA certification, could pass the "Bubbles" course and do open water diving, one on one with a guide, up to two meters. Next year, when he turns 10 we plan to take him back to Manado and get him fully certified.

Here are all the divers, with Gabrielle using Chris' secondary regulator. This was in the pool at the hotel.

Dad and Gabby.

Teddy...

Mersades...

Well, I got a few pictures out of order.... These next two are of the group of divers getting all their equipment ready to do their pool diving. They needed so many hours of pool time to be certified.

Here is the group headed out to do their open water diving. They had to to four open water dives to get their certification.

Love this picture!!

Just sitting back waiting for the boat to get to the reef.

Mersades and our friend Lorraine, who also took the course.

Chris and Gavin... (Gavin it trying real hard to contain all that excitement!) This was also Gavin's one and only open water dive. When this was over, Gavin told Chris that this was the best day of his life!!! He also informed his dad that he no longer wanted to join the Army, and that he wanted to become a Navy SEAL!!!!

Since then, Chris and a friend of ours have pulled him back in to the Army, by showing him a show on Master Combat Diving in the Army! Goodness, that was a close one.... :)

Chris helping Mersades get her gear on.

Ted getting ready..... Goodness, he is sooooo cute!!! :)

Chris is ready to dive...

Here is Gavin with his instructor. I can't believe this is the only picture I uploaded of Gavin with his diving gear on.... Just fire me now! :)

I believe this was the groups second dive.

I didn't go out on the boat with them for their third and fourth dives, so I guess this is where the picture taking ends. But no worries!! I have many more pictures to post from our vacation in Manado. So stay tuned.... Next up will be the snorkeling pictures!

Have a wonderful day!

Robin