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I\nwas briefed on how to use a distance reel and how to use it\npractically and indeed safely underwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tWith fins in one\narm and reel in the other, we entered the water which started off as\nshallow. Despite this however, it didn\u2019t stop me from struggling to\nput my fins on. After a bit of assistance from my two fellow buddies,\nI had my fins and began the dive. Unfortunately, the visibility was\natrocious despite the water being calm which meant we had to stay\nclose to each other. We did however catch sight of a handful of crabs\nand shrimps along the way. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I felt using the distance reel underwater was a lot easier than above surface as it was easier to keep taut and reel it in at a steady pace, the one difficulty was tying it around the large wooden pier pillars which required a fair amount of manoeuvrability. The cold got to me a bit early since I was only in a semi-dry and went back to the car, the others continued for another hour or so!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edit by Chris: Ollie was amazed that I told him I&#8217;d got lost under the pier many times&#8230; and then we got lost (ended up almost at the end). We decided to climb up the ladder on the pier, resulting in us having to dismantle a barrier to get back up as they&#8217;d barred off the bottom of the pier. Hey ho!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nAfter a hot chocolate in the caf\u00e9 we started to head back to Bristol\nin the mid-afternoon. I also had a quick air calculations lesson in\nthe car, tiredness had got the better of me by this point and\nstruggled with answering a lot of these questions! It was still\nproductive as it certainly jogged my memory and reminded me how the\ndecompression tables worked. 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