My next adventure as a scholar was to learn how to manage and conduct a decompression dives. I was hosted by Marc Powell, one of the UK’s best known technical diving instructors. The course was assisted by Gregory Parker from Hidden Depths Scuba School. The class takes place in a the National Diving activity centre in […]
Category: 2013 Scholar Journey
Chowder bay, Australia
My next trip leads me to Australia where i was hosted by the Australian rolex OWUSS coordinator, Jayne Ienkins. I seriously had a lovely time there. To be honest, I was not expecting the diving to be so good. We were diving from shore, 15 minutes from the centre of Sydney. Nothing really exciting… Well […]
Hooked by the caves with Lamar Hires
After this amazing first experience with the caves, i was excited to fly to the most popular cave diving destination: North Florida, USA. I was hosted by Lamar and Lee Ann Hires to complete my full cave training. They were wonderful hosts and made me feel at home from the very first moment I met […]
Meeting the “shark whisperer”
After Grand Cayman my next adventure lead me to Grand Bahamas where Jeff Hester the 2013 North American Rolex scholar and I were hosted by a most inspirational woman: Cristina Zenato. Cristina is well known as ocean conservationist, sharks feeder and underwater cave explorer. She is a member of the Explorer’s Club and the Women […]
Photography workshop with Alex Mustard
My next scholar adventure took place in Grand Cayman where I had the chance to follow an underwater photography workshop with Alex Mustard at Ocean Frontier. When I first arrived on the Island, I did not know anything about photography. Reef Photo & Video lent me a Sony NEXUS 5 with a Nauticam housing for my […]