....or is that certifiable?
Yea! I passed the Open Water and written tests and will receive my PADI certificate tomorrow. I didn't want to ask, but I may be one of the oldest persons receiving the Cert in Israel. It turns out the PADI standards in Israel are more stringent and comprehensive than those in the U.S. Here they require additional Open Water classes (which wasn't a problem) but they want anyone over a certain age (like me) to have a stress test hooked up to an EKG before taking the course. I guess they have ambulance chasers here too. As it turned out, the dive center's doctor couldn't schedule the test in time so I kept taking classes. And lo and behold I finished the course....without the test....and I'm still alive!
Perhaps it's the physical effort, the excess nitrogen, the water in my ears, or the years, regardless, I don't recall feeling so tired....ever. I'm exhausted!
Tomorrow I'm taking an "advanced" Open Water dive, and they will have a photographer in the water. If I like the picture, I'll get it and post it here. But if everyone in a full wet suit, mask, and regulator, with hoses all around looks alike, you may have to settle for my photos of tropical fish and coral.
Stay tuned....
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