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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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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.
So sets the scene for Simply Diving’s Project AWARE Dive For Debris Day 2011…Diving in Spain, Project AWARE Clean Up, Wreck diving Gibraltar, Wreck diving in Spain diving in Gibraltar, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, marine debris, Mediterranean sea, ocean clean-up, octopus, PADI, Project AWARE, scuba diving, scuba diving costa del sol, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain -
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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Just The Start Of Things To Come
Posted on March 23rd, 2010 1 comment
By Simply Diving IDC Staff Instructor Jenny Pritchard
Introductions then! For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is Jenny. I have been a PADI Instructor for four years, diving for eight years and I am the newest full-time member of the Simply Diving team. Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s My Carribean Blood!
Posted on January 10th, 2010 3 comments
By Simply Diving’s Natasha Johnson Bell
Okay, so I am what one would officially term a ‘diving prude.’ As much as I love diving, I won’t do it in the dark, I never pee in my wetsuit and the water’s got to be hot. Yes, hot. Not warm, but hot. So as you can imagine, although I have the charms of the Mediterranean sea on my doorstep, my diving forays are limited to my bath tub and our heated pool.
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THE ULTIMATE GOAL
Posted on November 26th, 2009 No comments
By Simply Diving PADI Instructor Dan Nelmes
It’s happened. I finally did it. After much hard studying, intense lectures & enough cups of tea to drown an army, I made it to the end and achieved the ultimate goal that anyone who’s anyone in the diving community hopes to be: A PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Read the rest of this entry » -
Straight In At The Deep End
Posted on August 24th, 2009 No comments
By Simply Diving Instructor Becky Wood
Well, it’s a few months now since I arrived here in sunny Spain from Australia, and its been a pretty hectic summer… so far! My first day was a big jump into the deep end as there were nine Discover Scuba Divers – not something that we ever came across in Australia as our primary dive site was a wreck in 28 metres!
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From Losing A “Missing Diver” To Finding A “Mola Mola”: A Month In The Life Of A DMT
Posted on June 30th, 2009 3 comments
By Divemaster Trainee Dan Nelmes
I look back every so often and think just how far I’ve come in the short space of time since joining Simply Diving’s team. Who’d have thought that I’d make it to PADI Rescue Diver? And to top it off, going onto the next step as a Divemaster Trainee. It’s crazy to contemplate, but a real smug bringer! Although, I will confess, it’s been hard work all the way…