Devsiri Peiris

Trincomalee reefs are full of surprises.. amazing amount of healthy corals both soft coral & hard coral, & lots of colorful creatures.

Sampath from Ypsylon dive center in nilaveli with 2 divers watching cuttle fish lay eggs. We all spent approx 15 minits with this pair of cuttle fish, it was a lovely sight.

Jimmy starts Scuba Diving . First day of training.. I am sure it was loads of fun.

Yesterday we started a new batch of students for Scuba Diving at “S. Thomas’ College Scuba Diving Unit” in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. 16 students enrolled in this batch. They will start learning snorkeling , skin diving & progress on to Scuba diving & also diver rescue & first aid.

I am sure some of the students who are also members of the STC Photographic club will take up under water photography as well.

After completing the PADI Open Water Diver courses we decided to go kayaking. Starting from Ypsylon Dive Center, Sampath, Shaggy, Ruwan & my self launched the 2 kayaks. We left at 3.00 pm &  reached Poseidon Diving School which is approximately 5 Km’s south within about 1 hour & 30 mins.  We stopped for a cup of tea at Poseidon, then we headed back to Ypsylon which took a similar amount of time.   The sea here is ideal for this.. very calm with almost no waves.. Kayaking trip was very easy, relaxed & loads of fun.

Scuba Diving can be a fun activity for the entire family. Starting at the age of 8 years onwards you can get your kids into scuba diving in the pool & after they reach the age of 10 years they can progress on to Scuba diving in the sea as well.

They can start snorkeling from the age of 5 years!