Ibiza 2003
Day 5
Near to Cala d'Albarca is a very nice set
of rock formations that I think can only be appreciated from
the sea. Divers will find it interesting to as it is also
the site of a cave dive (see pictures in Dive
Photos section).
Cala Salada is pretty impressive with its
large cliffs and the divers can explore the vertical-walls
that continue down for a very long way underwater. Considering
that it had not rained properly in Ibiza for at least a couple
of months, the whole island was amazingly green, even the
areas exposed to salt water. I came here expecting a "concrete
jungle", but in fact it was just as beautiful
as Menorca.
After four and a half days of watching the
divers have lots of fun, Mark and Sam thought it was about
time we experienced our first dive! The place they chose to
take us was Port des Torrent because it is relatively shallow.
It was my turn to go first! I managed to breath through the
apparatus out of the water okay, but under water was a different
matter! It started off okay but as I went further underwater
(... a few centimetres... ) my inability to see without my
glasses disoriented me a little. My brain was constantly
telling me to hold my breath, so I had to surface and catch
my breath back! That was when I felt I did not want to continue,
but was extremely pleased that I at least gave it a go!
Ian on the other hand looked like he had done
it before... which makes me wonder if he had secretly gone
down to the local leisure centre before we went on holiday.
He swam for a couple of metres to get used to the apparatus
and after a short talk from Mark, we didn't see them again
for about 15 minutes! They dived around the sea-bed underneath
where the boat was anchored to a depth of 9 metres. During
the dive Ian saw a lionfish and an octopus; two creatures
that are not normally seen on a first-dive! After the dive
Ian was clearly thrilled by his experience because he told
me that he was going to get me a pair of goggles made up with
my lens-prescription so that I could see what he did! (Note
to Ian: I am still waiting for them).
What better way to end the day than to watch
a beautiful sunset? We had lovely sunsets like this just about
every night.
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