{"id":15624,"date":"2024-05-03T21:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T21:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=15624"},"modified":"2024-05-05T17:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T17:29:06","slug":"one-two-dive-adeje-tenerife-a-refreshing-dive-with-a-marine-biologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/one-two-dive-adeje-tenerife-a-refreshing-dive-with-a-marine-biologist\/","title":{"rendered":"One Two Dive, Adeje, Tenerife – a refreshing dive with a marine biologist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2002, I had a dive accident off the coast of Spain. I had a textbook panic attack, something I attribute to an earlier anaphylactic shock a few years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had dived since in Tenerife and Israel, but my last dive was in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here I was in 2024, on a family trip, and I had a strong desire to Scuba dive again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our hotel, The GF Victoria, was just 800 metres from One Two Dive, located within the grounds of the GF Isobel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My email communications with Chris and Juan were friendly, understanding and helpful. I already had confidence in this Padi dive centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On arrival, Juan greeted me and explained that I would be diving with him and that we would take it slowly to ease me back into the hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan was patient, agreeing to teach me as if I had never dived. We went through all the basics and ensured I was ready for my refresher dive, which we began from a beach called Las Vistas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He chose perfectly. The site has no currents and crystal-clear water. There was plenty of marine life to keep my interest, and over the two 7.5\u2014and 9.3-metre dives, respectively, my confidence and knowledge grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a shame that neither of us had a camera on that first day because the waters were crystal clear, abundant with marine life and just a great all-round dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan was an excellent teacher because he explained clearly what I should be doing, how to do it and gently corrected my mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reminded me that assembly of the gear was my responsibility. After all, if I checked and understood how everything worked and was correctly assembled, I would have more confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two days later, we drove past Tenerife South Airport to Las Eras, where Juan explained that we would do another shore dive, this time passing through a tunnel\u2014something that I had never done before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The experience was great, with Juan ensuring that I did nothing I was not entirely comfortable with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once again, there was loads of marine life, but the visibility was much reduced from the previous two dives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are loads of Dive Centres in Tenerife, and I’m sure they all offer great dives, but I wonder how many really offer the true insights of the ocean, as I got from marine biologist Juan Andr\u00e9s Bastida, a true Padi diving instructor and now friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you next visit Tenerife, be sure to contact 12dive.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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