Taganga, Colombia (Open water dive Course)

*Taganga is a little fishing village North East of Santa Marta and right beside Pargue National Tyronne - the place is famous for its diving in the Caribbean and its fresh fish.

• Headed up to Taganga solely to do my 4 day open water dive course. Found a reputable place that offerred the course for approx $230 US.

• The first day of the diving course was little difficult - just convincing myself to breath underwater was a bit of a hurdle to start with - but once i got my head round it it was great - dived to 10m on the first day.

• 2nd day, more diving, fantastic reefs, warm water. Had some trouble with my bouyency - which meant I shot up to the surface from 30 feet a couple of times - no real danger because it is not deep enough but the thought crossed my mind that a boat might shoot over my head.

• Completed my course, did the test at the end and now have my license to dive to 18m. Looking forward to diving in Sydney or somewhere else in Oz.

• Plenty of good fish to eat at night, whole snapper etc - very cheap a large meal cost $5 US.

• The hostel was good, set back from the beach and up in the hills, it had hammocks which were perfect for kicking back with a beer in the hand, a book and a view over the bay.