Day 4 was the last day of Scuba Class. We went to dive at Redondo Beach. The water felt colder and visibility was lower in the water. Waves and current was definitely stronger. We saw more fish, starfish, and sand dollars. We got to swim with sea lions! They were out near shore and as soon as they saw us swimming towards the float then came by to investigate us on the surface of the ocean. They are very loud lol. Once we were underwater at the bottom, the sea lions swam down to investigate what we were doing. They came to about 3 to 4ft in front of us. Looking into our masks/eyes. They were very playful and inquisitive. I was a bit nervous as I didn’t know if they would try to yank our respirators from our mouths. Unfortunately while exiting the beach an instructor of another class broke his shinbone when a wave caught him by surprise and threw him against the tank of a student diver. He was picked up by paramedics to receive medical care. The two classes were combined into one with the three remaining instructors and we were able to finish our certification. This was a reminder to all that while scuba can be fun and rewarding it is not without its risks and dangers. A valuable lesson indeed.

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Day 4 was the last day of Scuba Class. We went to dive at Redondo Beach. The water felt colder and visibility was lower in the water. Waves and current was definitely stronger. We saw more fish, starfish, and sand dollars. We got to swim with sea lions! They were out near shore and as soon as they saw us swimming towards the float then came by to investigate us on the surface of the ocean. They are very loud lol. Once we were underwater at the bottom, the sea lions swam down to investigate what we were doing. They came to about 3 to 4ft in front of us. Looking into our masks/eyes. They were very playful and inquisitive. I was a bit nervous as I didn’t know if they would try to yank our respirators from our mouths. Unfortunately while exiting the beach an instructor of another class broke his shinbone when a wave caught him by surprise and threw him against the tank of a student diver. He was picked up by paramedics to receive medical care. The two classes were combined into one with the three remaining instructors and we were able to finish our certification. This was a reminder to all that while scuba can be fun and rewarding it is not without its risks and dangers. A valuable lesson indeed. #latergram #ScubaSteve #learning #certification #scuba #diving #dive #padi #underwater #ocean #travel #scubadiving #sea #UnderTheSea #ScubaDive #ScubaDiver