We asked Fernando, our new Dive mater Trainee, how does it feel to be doing his internship with us. That’s what he said: “You are already a diver, you are already captivated by it and, of course, you want more: you want to become a dive master. The best way to do that is working at a dive shop as a dive master intern and trainee. A dive master internship will give you the unique opportunity not... Read More

We, at Castaway divers, don’t limit ourselves to scuba diving only. Our freediving instructor Loic, from France, has told us two beautiful stories of freediving in Castaway that had happened recently. That’s what he said: “The first story is with Sissi from china.  She’d never swum before.  However, after a course which made her understand her body and the sea, Sissi passed the 2 minute static... Read More

Seems like our friends in Koh Lipe are having an awesome time. After receiving and e-mail from Aitor, our lucky dive instructor, I decided to share his experience with everybody. That’s what he said: ‘…. first dive Stonehenge, tiger tail wrapped on white soft coral on the south of the pinnacle,  a minute later hawksbill turtle munching on the bubble coral, conditions were perfect,... Read More

As I am the person responsible for keeping our blogs updated and as I am more than 14000 km away, I have asked one of our dive instructors, Aitor, how the dives have been and if he could send me some info about their daily trips so I could post on our website. Here is his answer: “We saw a leopard shark sitting on the sand from the dive boat on our way to Stonehenge. We decided to go down and... Read More

The diving has been great all week. Now, while sitting in your room, you notice that one of your ears itches and feels wet. You look in the mirror and don’t see any problem, so you go to bed. Next morning when you wake up, you feel a fullness in your ear and a twinge of pain. What a time for an earache! You wonder if you should cancel the day’s diving. Your problem is probably otitis externa,... Read More