Good morning..
So, you're ready for diving?
Yes, we are ready for diving
For the first time since December, it's almost 7 months ago
So you got everything?
Yes we got everything, 2 boxes, 2 fins, 2 tanks
We'll just get things ready and we're good to go to Sealine
Let's goooo!
We are now in the highway, on the way to Sealine Beach
As per Qatar's law to wear a mask when outside your house, so we're wearing one even though we're inside the car
It's still dark now but the sun will rise soon..
Entering Sealine desert
Camel rides
People love to come here for sand dune bashing with 4x4 cars, ATV bike rides, camel rides, etc
This place also most popular for a weekend gathering with its clear beach area for swimming (and diving!)
Hi guys, we're back home now
We reached home around 10 am, cleaned up gears etc
And now we are enjoying a glass of coconut water.. so good!!
So how's your diving today?
Dive today was great
After 7 months, finally.. I can dive again! We were supposed to join a liveaboard in Thailand last March but canceled :(
So my last dive was in December, we were traveling to the Philipines and diving there
And after that, I didn't get a chance to dive again because of COVID19.. so now since beaches and public areas reopened, I can dive again!
We joined the Indonesian dive club, Nusa-Q and today is my first dive with them (Way already dove with them last week)
First, I had my refresher course which was fun
And after a quick briefing, we dove together as a group and got into the water through choppy water, since it was a shore dive. It was pretty challenging to get in and wear your fins
Overall it's good
Down there the visibility is very low, around 2-3 meters only.. maybe because of the weather
But at least we managed to get pretty okay pictures to show you guys what it looked like down there
Our dive spot today is called GMC Reef
This is a new Dive site that was installed by Divers, with the support of the GMC dealership, the ministry of environment in the state of Qatar, and AlGhais diving center.
And today I also tried my new BCD :)
We were used to a jacket style BCD before but now we decided to get a wing-style (hybrid) BCD from ScubaPro, the Hydros Pro
We usually travel to dive and borrowed BCDs from dive centers but now since we'll be doing local dives (hopefully) once a week, we decided to get our own BCDs
Pros and cons of diving in Qatar?
So overall, today we had a great experience diving in Qatar. With diving locally, we'll be able to practice on more dive skills so we can improve those skills
and of course.. we'll have more experience under our belts. And also meeting fellow divers and sharing experience with them!
That's it guys, we'll keep you posted about diving in Qatar
Have a good day! Salam!
