3rd October 2011. Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was in the pool with Grzegorz for a DSD and then down to Poris Pier for the open water dive. Great visibility here and perfect conditions for diving.

4th October 2011. New Dive Master intern.

Amarilla Divers would like to welcome Dannii to the family. Dannii is a local resident here in Tenerife and is wanting to complete her Dive Master course and possibly go on to her instructors course too.

Amarilla Diver has had 4 of this years Dive Masters turn instructor and this is something that we are very proud of. So we are now working with the next 4 interns, who also want to go instructor.

So we started in the pool with Dannii for a DSD and then went off to Poris Pier with Mary & Beth. Dannii had a few problems with her ears, but we are certain that she will be great.

Beth & Mary went for a nice dive along the reef and down to the Madonna.

6th October 2011. Pool session Dive Masters.

Neil was in the pool with the Dive Master interns for some skill circuit practice. The guys skills are coming along nicely and we are nearly to the stage for grading ! Good luck boys.

We also went out in the afternoon for their stamina 800 Meters snorkel. There was some very good scores to be had too.

7th October 2011. Playa Paraiso.

So back to the water with Bethany. Mary was over the moon that Beth was back out here in the sun. Beth is the youngest sister of Mary and is a rescue diver, but has not been in the water for a while, so earlier in the week she completed a pool session and a dive at Poris Pier.

Today we went down to Playa Paraiso with Beth, Mary, Neil, Mick, Sue, Felipe & Pete to go down to the the Mushrooms and the canyons. A lovely dive and it was nice to dive with my Sister this week too.

8th October 2011. San Miguel Rays.

Pete is getting rather good with the camera so the boys all went down to the Sting Rays for some pictures. The rays were there to play and the visibility was good. This is a really nice dive for divers who have never seen sting rays.

10th October 2011. House Reef.

Marta & Adam joined us today for some dives on the house reef. This was a good day for the reef as Iain managed to find the illusive Grouper that hides out in the canyons. Marta & Adam had some good dives and some great visibility too.

Emergency First Response.

So on with Pete's training he went on to complete his EFR course with Neil. This course covers the Primary & Secondary care, CPR & First Aid. It is a great certification to have even for the non divers. We also are able to teach AED's and Emergency O2 Provider courses.

Stamina for DM's

Yes it was more stamina tests for the Dive Master interns, this time is was the 100 meter tow. Both Pete & David got great scores for this which adds to their final stamina score. Excellent job boys.

11th October 2011. Black Cove

We welcomed back Chris Talbot to out center this week along with a few other regular divers to Amarilla Divers.

We took Chris down to Black Cove for 2 dives with Neil, Felipe, Pete & David. The first one was along the fingers and the second one was along the wall. Both dives were excellent and it was great to have Chris back with us after his training last year. Chris will be with us for a dive pack this week.

12th October 2011. Partridge Bay & Abades Beach.

Chris was back for 2 more dives, this time the sites were Partridge Bay & Abades Beach. Both were excellent dives with lots life and we took Chris to see the Rose Garden ! :) We always try and take our regular divers to new sites that they have now dived, this allows them to see more of what the Tenerife underwater world offers.

Open Water Course.

Whilst Neil was out diving with Chris, Mary was in the pool with Felipe and new student Josua for confined water sessions.

Josua was an excellent student and Mary was very very pleased with his skills, the were almost demonstration quality!. Josua will be out to Open Water later in the week.

Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was in the pool with the girls!! Lisa, Lucy, Louise & Rochelle were today's students. He was also joined by Pete who was taking photos.

Rochelle decided it was not for her but Lisa, Lucy & Louise had a great pool session. They went out to sea and had a great dive too.

13th october 2011. Boat Diving.

We welcomed back Robin Millar, Pat & Doc & David Morrison to the center this week for some dive packs. We booked the boat and went along with Chris, Neil, Mary, Felipe, Mick & David to Sharks Cave for the morning dive and Los Chuchos for the afternoon. Both dives had lots of life and Sharks Cave was beautiful. Everyone had some great dives and the DM interns got to practice their SMB deployment skills.

Check out the Video of Sharks Cave / Nepunes cave dive on our You Tube here.

14th October 2011. Yellow Mountain.

Continuing on with the dive packs we went to Yellow Mountain. This marine Reserve dive site is stunning with some strange underwater scenery, swim through's and lots of life. We were joined by Mary, Neil, Chris, Pete, Pat, Doc & Sue. Mary & Sue were having a nice little manicure from the Lady Scarlet Shrimps.

Open Water 1 & 2.

Josua was back for his Open Water dives 1 & 2 with Iain. They had a nice easy couple of dives and the skills went along with no hassles. Josua is proving to be an excellent student & diver all round.

Poris Pier.

Tracy was back to try again in the open water for a dive. She completed her Discover Scuba Diver in the Summer but didn't quite manage the sea dive. So Mary & Mick tried again for Tracy, however we only managed to go snorkelling. At least this is a start and Tracy says she is not a quitter and will continue to try and get back in the water.

Neil went down to the Madonna and the Cow with Chris, Pat, Doc & Pete. The conditions here today were spot on so there was some great things to see.

Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was in the pool with Jim for a DSD and did a good job with the skills. Jim will try and fit in some time to go to open water later in the week, but still got his certificate for the pool session.

15th October 2011. Rescue Diver training.

It was the turn of Felipe to have his Rescue training with Neil, David & Pete. Felipe has come along way from his Discover Scuba Diver course and is turning into a great diver & Dive Master. The pool training went well so we will be doing the open water scenarios soon.

Open Water 3 & 4.

Josua was back for dives 3 & 4 with Iain and completed them in style. He will now be back on Monday for some pleasure dives with his friend Chris. Well Done Josua.

16th October 2011. Yellow Mountain.

Robin & David were back to do some more dives as part of their dive pack. This mornings dive was Yellow Mountain, David did not manage to do this dive last time he was here due to the weather but today the conditions were perfect and it was a wonderful dive.

Black Cove.

So Robin & Neil went down to Black Cove for a nice dive. Robin thought that Black was a beautiful dive site and wa over the moon with the dives he has been doing here in Tenerife. Robin will be back this week for some more dives to his dive pack.

Scuba Review.

Laetitia from South Africa and her husband Dave joined us today for a Scuba review. They have been out of the water for a while and so wanted to 'brush up' on their skills. Laetitia will also be completing her Advanced course and Nitrox Specialty course this week too.

17th October 2011. Advanced Open Water course.

So after a session in the pool yesterday to refresh her skills, Laetitia was back to the open water for her Advanced Open Water course with Iain, husband Dave, Felipe & David. She will be completing Peak Performance Buoyancy & Navigation today on the house reef.

Partridge Bay & Abades Mountain

Whilst Iain conducts the 2 dives for Advanced Open water course, Neil was up at Abades Mountain & Partridge Bay with Chris, Josua, Robin & Steve.

Both these dives were excellent and everyone had a great time. Josua was brilliant and it was good to get a couple of extra dives after his Open Water course last week.

Night Dive with the Dutch.

Amarilla Divers has been joined by a family from Holland. Kees, Nelie, Miranda & Jeroen joined us for a night dive to start their week off. Jonny & Felipe were also on the dive and they had a nice dive with some pretty Cuttlefish.

After a very busy day with 5 dives in total it was eventually time to sleep! :)

18th October 2011. Tabaiba Wreck.

Laetitia was continuing her Advanced course with deep & Wreck dive and was joined by husband Dave, Neil, Pete, Jonny and also Family Beerhuizen from Holland, Miranda, Nelie, Kees & Jeroen.

The wreck was beautiful and had some great visibility today with lots of life.

The Advanced course is going well and will be complete after a night dive this evening.

Night Dive AOW.

Another night dive this week for Amarilla Divers and this time it was Iain, Dave & Laetitia. This was her first night dive and she did extremely well and managed to complete her Advanced course with style. Dave & Laetitia will continue this week with some pleasure dives.

19th October 2011. Boat diving

With 2 separate groups of divers today we had a group shore diving and one group went boat diving.

The boat dives were at Roncadores Del Faro & Los Arcos with Neil, Robin, Jonny, Pat & Doc. The visibility was excellent at both sites which gave Neil, Robin & Jonny chance to use their cameras, whilst Pat & Doc took in the scenery.

San Miguel rays.

The shore divers today were Iain, Laetitia, Dave, Alex, James, Felipe & Pete. They went along to see the sting rays and were not disappointed. They managed to catch sight of 2 large Atlantic Rays and some small common rays too.

The second dive was at the Santa Barbara Drift dive and was a nice easy dive along with the slight current.

20th October 2011. Abades Reefs.

Mary was back in the water with Mick, Alex, James, Miranda, Nelie, Kees, Jeroen & Steve at Abades outer reef. A lovely dive with some great visibility and lots of life. Mary found a large grouper in one of the caves but by the time the camera or torch came her way it had vanished....honestly

We did see lots of large barracuda, trumpet fish, bream and arrow crabs.

The second dive on the Inner reef was gorgeous. Abades has had some very blue waters lately and this is making the whole reef look bright and beautiful. We all had a good look in the crack and holes to see what we could. Lots of Scorpion Fish, Anemones and star fish.

Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was on the pool with some Discover Scuba Divers today. He was joined by David, Pete, David Bruce, Alistair & Callum. All skills went well and they then went to the sea and were joined by Scott too. The open water went well and all the new divers had a great time. Well done guys.

21st October 2011. El Puertito.

As you all know, El Puertito is always a popular dive site and today was no exception. So Neil & Mick took along a group of this weeks divers. They were joined by Alex & James, Miranda, Nelie, Jeroen, Kees, Felipe & Tuomas. With 3 turtles joining them during the dive and lots of pictures taken, it was a great dive all round.

Black Cove.

After a nice lunch break we were back out for a second dive at Black Cove. We went along to the caves and found some nice Octopus and lots of other life, The visibility was not a great as it can be, but still a top dive.

Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was joined by Pete, Iwetta, Robert & Nikola for a Discover Scuba Diver course. The pool session went well and all skills were completed nicely. The sea dive was completed by Neil and was a great introduction to the world of diving. Iwetta came out early and is now thinking of maybe taking extra pool sessions in the UK.

Enriched Air Nitrox.

Steve was back in the classroom after a few years ! He had been studyimg hard for his Nitrox exam so that he can dive Nitrox with us in January when we fly to Egypt. He did a great j oba nd got a very very good score. Well Done Steve :)

22nd October 2011. Discover Scuba Diver

Jasmine was joined by Dad Paul for a dive today with Neil. Paul is a PADI Scuba Diver and Jasmine was doing her DSD. The skills session went well and then they were joined by Tuomas for the Open water dive along the San Miguel wall.

Well done Jasmine who is now thinking of taking the PADI Scuba Diver or Open water course in the UK.

23rd October 2011. Tabaiba Wreck.

For the second time this week we are up top the wreck at Tabaiba only this time with Alex, James and Nelie & Kees were back too. The sea was like a mill pond and the visibility was stunning. Perfect diving conditions.

24th October 2011. Busy busy day.

We had an exceptionally busy day today with some Open Water courses, Scuba reviews, 4 day dives AND a night dive!!

Natalie & Mark were our current eLearners for their Open Water course with Mary. They did a fantastic job and we have high hopes for their success.

Jason was in for a Scuba Review with Lee whilst Neil was diving at Poris Pier & Yellow Mountain with Nelie, Kees, Arianna, Maria, Hayley, Eber & Pete.

An excellent day at Amarilla Divers and everyone worked hard to keep it running smoothly.

25th October 2011. Open Water 1 & 2

Natalie & Mark were out to Open Water with Mary for dives 1 & 2. They did a great job and were very confident in the water. Natalie was very excited to be in the water as she had been waiting since February when she booked her diving!! Well done guys you were both great.

Discover Scuba Diver.

Iain was back in the pool with Paras for Discover Scuba Diver course. Iain has been doing a great job in the center and we are happy he has come so far from June this year when he started as an intern.

El Puertito.

Neil was turtle hunting with Nelie, Kees, Pete, Felipe, Eber, Hayley, Arianna & Maria. The turtles were definitely happy to see us and came to play as always :)

Sting Rays & House reef.

Pete was round at the Sting Rays with Arianna & Maria. An excellent dive with some nice rays too. The girls had a great dive and got some good pictures as well.

Neil was on the house reef with Lindsay & Jack. Lindsay bless her loves diving but hates fish!! however she did such a great job she now wants to visit the Turtles.

26th October 2011. Open Waters 3 & 4

Abades Mountain and Abades beach was today's sites for Mary, Natalie, Mark, Pete & Felipe. The visibility was stunning and the dives were great. Whilst Mary was here with her divers Neil was on the outer reef with Arianna, Maria & Lee who then joined us for the inner reef. We managed to find a couple of sting rays and a lovely octopus.

27th October 2011. El Puertito.

The turtles was the choice for today and we were joined by Mary, Mark, Natalie, Lindsay, Jack, Mick & Pete. An excellent dive that saw Natalie getting very very excited and also saw Lindsay overcoming her fears. Lots of life down here today including a nice sting ray.

Drift Specialty.

Neil was completing drift Specialty for Nelie & Kees and was also joined by Arianna & Maria. the first dive was Santa Barbara drift and the second was at Black cove. Both dives were excellent even with an interesting exit at Black Cove!! Well done guys.

27th October 2011. Discover Scuba Diver.

Today we was in the pool with brothers Tim & Joshua for a DSD with Iain. the boys did a gret job and are now thinking of upgrading to Open Water.

28th October 2011. Open Water course.

Sue Owen was back with Mary for her open water course. Sue joined diving last year with her Discover scuba diver and decided to take it one step further. Sue as also been one of our many eLearners this year.

The session in the pool went really well and we will be out to sea for the open water dives soon.

Boat Diving.

Whilst mary was in the pool, Neil was out boat diving with Arianna, Maria & Felipe at Yellow Mountain and the Sting Rays. Some great dives for the girls.

Advanced Course

Sue Sargent is back and today she was completing Underwater navigation with Iain as part of her Advanced Open Water course. Sue is turning into an excellent diver and we are very proud of her. She has been going from strength to strength and we can't wait to show her some lovely new dive sites.

Night Diving

As you all know night diving is something that Amarilla Divers does a lot of and it is ever becoming popular amongst our regular divers. So tonight we had Neil, Felipe, Arianna & Maria out to see what we could find at night. An excellent dive and excellent divers too :)

30th october 2011. Open Water course.

So today Mary was in the pool with Tim who is upgrading form Discover Scuba Diver to Open Water diver. The pool session went really well with Tim showing some great skills.

For the open water dive we was joined by Sue Owen & Mick and we went along to Black Cove. Both guys did a great job in the sea and we will be completing the open water dives for Tim tomorrow. Sue will be back in a few weeks to complete her Open Water course.

31st october 2011. Open Water course.

Well yesterday Tim was doing his dive course whilst brother Joshua looked on bored!!!!..... So he decided to join Tim today, but first went to the pool for the confined sessions with Mary & Pete. Now the competition was on!

Neil was out on the House reef with Tim for open water 3 and was joined by David, Felipe, Lindsay & Jack who have definitely caught the diving bug for sure.

The afternoon was spent completing open waters 2 & 4 with the brothers with Tim completing his open water dives with style. Jonny, Felipe & Pete were also along for the ride.

Halloween Night Dive Tabaiba Wreck.

With Halloween well on the way and the ghosts and ghouls out to play, we went up for a FRIGHT Dive at Tabaiba wreck.

Felipe, Mary, Neil, Pete, David & Jonny had a great time and you can see the results on our You Tube page here.

So after a very very busy October we would like to thank all the divers, students and staff for an excellently well managed dive month. :) We look forward to seeing you again.

Amarilla Divers.

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