5 Days Fun Vacation to Goa, India in Summer 2017: Day 5

19th April, 2017 :

Scuba Dooba Dooo : On our final vacation day at Goa, we had booked for performing Scuba Diving at an agent near to hotel. It was mygoa365.com office at near to Calangute.

They charged us at Rs. 3500/- per person for Scuba Diving. The rate included pick up n drop from hotel, break fast and lunch. At first we were not aware as to where this scuba diving activity would be. They asked us to stay ready at 6.30 am in the morning.

We got ready as planned at 6.30 am in the morning. A traveler mini bus came to pick us up. We then traveled to 'Sindhudurg Fort' at 'Maalvan' in Maharashtra State. We had people with us who had booked for the same event.

We boarded a small boat to reach another small boat at the location of scuba diving, which was behind the Sindhudurg Fort.

I was scared initially, as I was not knowing any swimming and had never been in sea for scuba diving. It was my turn to dive, I somehow knew that the master scuba divers would take care of my safety in the water at all time.

They put on some dead weights on my body so that I can sink to sea bed easily. They have a scuba diving suit but its better that we don't use it, because, when they film us and take pictures of us, it becomes difficult to recognize ourselves in those pictures under the sea when lot of pictures of all people are taken in the same suit !

I put on the mask for scuba diving, and went to the ladder on the side edge of the boat to hold on till the scuba kit is attached to me. The scuba diving mask blocks the nose, so that we can breath only by mouth.

The scuba guide gave me instructions on signalling procedure for communicating under the water. The signal of hand with index finger pointed up meant 'Take me out of water. I am uncomfortable.'

I got the scuba kit and breathing equipment. I started to breath with the kit.

We have to hold the rubber part of the kit in our teeth holding strongly, so that the same is not disengaged under water. Also, we should lock our lips to the breathing kit to avoid water entry into our mouth.

When at first we immerse our head in water, we hear large sounds of bubble coming out of our breathing equipment and water touches our ears. We also hear some sea noises of movements of objects around us. This makes one get scared and quit. But to complete the scuba diving one must feel relaxed and ignore those sounds.

I was scared with the sounds at first, but my scuba guide said I was doing it right and not to fear. He sank me to the bottom of sea. where my breathing was momentarily increased. Later in few moments, i got comfortable with the scuba thing. I had actually started to enjoy the dive.

They took pictures and video of me under water. I could see the green algae waving on sea floor, coral reef formations, variety of fishes in all sizes and color, the flat bottom of the boat.

I tried to catch some fish with my hands but did not get any.

After 10-15 minutes of diving I came out of the deep waters only to feel awesome and exciting.