Baptism of diving in the middle of the Marine Reserve
Banyuls-sur-Mer is the ideal spot to try diving in the Côte Vermeille!
Get equipped in the early morning
Let’s meet early at the port of Banyuls, with our bathing suits and towels. As soon as we arrive, everything is very supervised, and while other people are already getting equipped, the instructors already know our first name and provide us with the equipment: wetsuits, fins, masks. The time to equip ourselves, and it is already time to get on the boat…
The briefing on the deck!
Everyone is on the boat and we leave the port: it is too late to turn back! At this moment, we ask ourselves a thousand questions: will I sink with the bottle on my back? What to do if I have a problem? How does all this unknown equipment work? While the boat is still on its way, the instructor explains us the basic rules about the material, but also about the way to communicate with him when we will be under water (and yes, we will not be able to communicate normally). It is a reassuring stage, we see more clearly, we know a little better what awaits us…