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  2017-08-03, by Andy Johns
  Having put off learning to dive for quite a few years more than we should (mostly on account that when abroad on holiday the last thing we wanted to do was spend 3 or 4 days in the classroom) my partner and I decided to bite the bullet and learn to dive. We looked around a little with an aim to get trained and settled on The Dive Academy in Yeovil. We rang 'em up and were met with a helpful and friendly response, so much so we headed on over there that same day. For us it was around an hours drive away (with other schools closer) but it was well worth the time, the Dive Academy was found clean, fresh and tidy and quite unlike a lot of diving centres (that often seem a little dark and dusty!).... We liked the look of the place and Darren and Louise who run it were really professional. We signed up for a PADI Open Water Referral Course, the aim being to get all the training and pool dives done at home, then head off to the sun for the open water dives and certification (not least as it was the middle of the winter and the UK waters are way too cold!). We got onto the PADI Divers Touch E-Learning scheme which the folk at Dive Academy sorted out for us and we were soon underway.... We did a load of e-learning in and around the doing pool dives and other training, it was much more detailed than that which we imagine you'd get whilst on holiday abroad and of course with no language barrier. The Dive Academy has a bespoke on-site training pool that really is first rate to learn in, way better than using a public pool and a good deal warmer (worth remembering as you'll spend a fair bit of time in the water learning all the skills). The good thing too is alongside the pool and the on-site training room is a well stocked shop - its always nice to have shiny new things and we ended up buying a set of Mares Carbon 52X regulators each - on which we were given a great price! We got the course done and completed the open water dives in Thailand and are now flying (or rather diving!), we just came back from hols again and are already knocking up a good few dives in our log books. We are off to French Polynesia next year for more diving - we have been before but not dived, we missed out! - we are so looking forwards to getting under water here it really will be a joy. We really do have The Dive Academy to thank for putting us on the dive scene and they were first rate from start to finish - They'll even be able to service our 'regs next year when due as a Mares authorised dealer - what more could you ask? If like us you want to learn but never quite get there give The Dive Academy a try - they'll support you all along the way and after, as they are us.