One of our aims when we came to Australia was to get our Padi scuba licences, and we achieved that goal after one month. We did a course through prodive (
www.prodivemilton.com.au) which ran over two consecutive weekends. The first weekend was in the classroom in the mornings and a swimming pool in the afternoons, and introduced us to the basics of breathing underwater, which feels as surreal as it you might imagine! The second weekend was based on an island just off the Brisbane coast called North Stradbroke Island. This is a beautiful island where Brissie people go for weekends away. The diving on these days was was absolutely awesome! We saw turtles, rays, a wobbegong shark, parrotfish, stonefish (very nasty), and loads of different reef fish.The group we were in was a good bunch of people. 3 Brits (including us!), 3 Germans, a Canadian and even a token Aussie! The instructor was called Jo, and was very patient and encouraging, which was a big help. We seemed to do OK, and we passed the course with flying colours! Now we can't wait to get back in the water again and as the expression goes, to "blow some bubbles"!
