My dream job as a diving instructor

I had had enouth of the routine of office life, with the smell the sounds and the fax machine whirring in the corner. You could describe it as a mid life crisis – you give it any name that you like. I needed to change my life and the facts spoke for themselves, I was in a deep rut and had to make things different. As a teenager I used to like diving, but don’t really have any hobbies or interests to use as a career change.

I wouldn’t say I was an expert diver, but I took a basic course in water survival and diving a few years back. I once did a course in basic life saving and how to use a snorkel, which had been conducted in a local swimming pool. Nothing really that was going to set the world of diving on fire! As a group we did finally do some wreck diving off the south coast at Shoreham. it was fine for learning the ropes, but it was impossible to see beyond the end of my nose. The results would have been almost like covering my head with a black bag, whilst diving in this area!

i could imagine myself liviing somewhere like Taba or Hurghada, and instructing lovely young ladies in the art of scuba diving. These types of action-based vacations are extremely popular and are reflected in the numbers of people searching for Egypt hotels online.

I have already booked my summer holiday – I will be off to Egypt for up to five weeks with aim of getting on one of the best diving courses in the area. Hurghada hotels are considered to be some of the best in the country, and are generally affordable.

Whilst planning for this trip to Egypt, my over-active imagination had me discovering lost treasures in the Valley of the Kings, and sailing luxury liners on Nile cruises. My fantasies had to take a back seat for now, I would become an instructor of diving first and never have to see another fax machine ever again!