Mark Gill

The photo is of me astride the horse at Capenwray on completion of my open water Qualification October 2016. A very a proud moment, in my mind quite a achievement in my new and unruly dry suit. I have enjoyed the learning process of diving immensely with Hotch and Vic of Stellar Divers holding my hand the whole way, sometimes literally.

October 17 saw me back at Capenwray as a master Diver , still not quite got the unruly dry suit under control at all times.

But Scuba diving should come with warning that you may find yourself meeting a lot of great people of all ages and backgrounds and have to travel the world with them , enduring endless hours of being on beaches or bombing about in boats or even having to laugh and drink or take the p**s or have it taken. The next course I’m going to do is the REHAB course so I will be able to go past a body of water without wanting to get in it and have a look round. But no rush to start it just yet!