Diving
The Beginning

As a young girl,
me and the rest of our family
were almost every Sunday
at the Eastern Scheldt,
accompanying my dad
on his weekly dive-trips.
During these Sundays I went to snorkel
for hours and hours in spring and summer.
I got so impressed about the sea life
and the stories of my dad,
that I could not wait to be 14 years old.

Yep, and then in 1985
I became 14 years,
so in September of that year
I started the practical training sessions
in the swimming pool and
I followed the theoretical courses.

After several weeks of training,
I succeeded in the practical and theoretical exams,
and then ........
on the 5th May 1985 .......
I did my first dive outside.
No need to tell you
that I was quite nervous.
But I had a wonderful dive
of 30 minutes
on 12 meters,
and I had a wonderful co-diver :
MY DAD !!!