Simply Diving Blogbook
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Rolling In The Deep: The Time For Tec
Posted on April 13th, 2013 No comments
By Simon Bell, Simply Diving Dive Operations Manager
There was a time when a man first donned a rubber mask, looked beneath the waves and felt like a superhuman as he gazed at the alien world below.
Soon came apparatus that allowed a different man to stay underwater for a length of time without having to surface for a breath. He too felt like an astronaut or a being from another planet… Read the rest of this entry »
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A Giant Fish By Any Other Name
Posted on April 7th, 2013 1 comment
By Simon Bell, Simply Diving Dive Operations Manager
One of the most fascinating spectacles to greet scuba divers on the southern Spanish coast comes in the form of a marine species that – if it actually had a brain bigger than a peanut – would probably develop a serious case of identity crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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LOVE ON THE COSTA: The Strange and Wonderful World of Octopus Sex
Posted on February 26th, 2013 1 comment
By Simon Bell, Simply Diving Dive Operations Manager
Look at the following photo and it’ll be hard not to miss a huge, eight-legged cephalopod atop a rock. Look even closer and the more taxonomically-minded among you will see it’s the humble Octopus vulgaris, or common octopus to the non sea-dweller.
But look even closer still and you’ll see a second octopus hiding under the rock… Read the rest of this entry »
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Dive for Debris an Historic Victory
Posted on September 21st, 2011 2 comments
By Simon Bell, Dive Operations Manager
How sad it is to see one of your favourite dive sites – bursting with the most vibrant and diverse species of marine life; steeped in the most fascinating naval history that stretches back literally centuries; accessible to divers of all abilities and experience – turned into a rubbish dump.
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Regulators, Refurbs and Refuelling for the Season…
Posted on March 27th, 2011 2 comments
By Simon Bell, Dive Operations Manager
So it’s that time of year once again – when the bright Spanish sun starts to properly heat up our dive sites, the enquiries for summer PADI courses come flooding in, the new team of Simply Diving staff settle in for the activity-packed season ahead and the neoprene gloves start to be boxed away with the hoods until next winter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Simply the Best Experience Ever!
Posted on November 19th, 2010 6 comments
By Simply Diving Divemaster Rhia Keene
Hey Everyone. Wow, I can’t believe how quickly six months went, but sadly it’s the end of my Divemaster internship here at Simply Diving!
First things first… I have to say what a great team I’ve been working with for the last half year, from all the Instructors, to long and short-term Divemasters, and to clients that have come back so often they seem like staff. I truly met some amazing people and I feel I have made some great friends from my months here. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Weekend Of Getting Wrecked
Posted on October 11th, 2010 No comments
By Simply Diver
Simply Diving’s latest Wreck Diver recruits declared their two days of training “a top weekend” – after beating nearly 1,000 entrants to win the Specialty course in an online competition. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Degree of Hard Work at Uni of Diving
Posted on September 11th, 2010 No comments
By Simply Diving Divemaster Trainee Kat Thorpe
Hi everyone! As it’s coming to the end of the busiest part of the summer season here at Simply Diving and on the Costa del Sol, it’s the perfect opportunity to share my summer experiences with you all… Read the rest of this entry »
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Marine Life Rescued As Divers Come Up Clean
Posted on May 23rd, 2010 1 comment
By Simply Diving PADI Instructor Dan Nelmes
HOW’S IT GOING DIVE FRIENDS..?
April 24th was a particularly important day for divers. Why, I hear you ask? Because all around the world, divers and dive companies got involved with Project AWARE’s Dive For Earth Day: One of the scuba diving world’s most important days in the calendar when we get the chance to clean up one of our favourite dive sites. Read the rest of this entry »
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Living the dream
Posted on May 2nd, 2010 4 comments
By Simply Diving Divemaster Trainee Rhia Keene
To introduce myself… my name is Rhia Keene. I’m 23 and in my first month of my PADI Divemaster internship course at Simply Diving.
To be honest, I never thought I would be sat here right now writing this blog about how I’m training to be a scuba diving instructor. After all, it was just a month ago that I was in England working in a tattoo studio as a body piercer! Read the rest of this entry »