#77: GETTING INTO SCUBA DIVING IN CURACAO
Thank you to Maurice and Cas from Jan Thiel Diving who were the most patient with us while we were growing our underwater lungs (especially Maurice :p) We had a great experience with them and would love to come back to dive with them again! Check out Jan Thiel diving: http://www.janthieldiving.com/ (This video isn’t sponsored in any way by Jan Thiel diving)
Also big thank you to Floris and Lieke for filming us underwater while we were taking our course!
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Curacao is known for its beautiful underwater world, and Ryan and I were not going to miss them. Small problem: we are far from being divers! Ryan has issues equalizing his ears, and after a slightly traumatic first try at scuba diving a few years ago, the sole thought of breathing under the water made me anxious.
So when Ryan approached me with the idea of trying to get our PADI certifications, I was skeptical to say the least! It took us a couple of trials to feel comfortable under the water, but we eventually did it, and decided that we were both going to do the Padi open water course.
Now looking forward to exploring the beautiful dive sites of the ABC islands!
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