Working out our cute piebums!

Holy smoke, I'm sore today!
I was bundled up with energy after work yesterday, and we decided to have a workout together at Ankern. First we started out with a session of badminton. It seems so slow, but it's NOT! All the running, smashing and squatting really does the trick. And it's so much fun to fool around! Ronny is pretty skilled, and he always teach me new tricks that I conquer with various results (^.^)

Afterwards, playing around in the pool seemed like an excellent idea! We took our scuba masks and practiced on the diving. The deepest area is 16.4 ft, an okay depth to work with. I'm not used to wear a mask, so on the irst try I forgot to even out the pressure. This can be a bit dangerous, since it causes severe ear-pain and can lead to a perforated eardrum. Of course, I got up and got focused again, and Ronny told me how to do it with a mask on (now clean up those dirty minds again). After that, it worked like a charm.

A perforated eardrum would have been a bad condition to have on our upcoming trip. When having to much pressure behind your eardrum, it will be stretching and causing pain. When the eardrum can no longer stretch, it bursts or tears. Scuba diving can be very hazardous if you have a hole in your eardrum (gaaah, stop saying eardrum!). As you descend in the water, the water pressure increases dramatically. Water under pressure can "jet" through an eardrum perforation, causing serious injury to the middle ear and inner ear. This could result in permanent deafness and severe dizziness. And we don't want that, do we?

We also worked on taking our masks off and putting them on again at the bottom of 16.4 ft. The thing is, when you put it back on, it'll be filled with water (well DOH), and you need to get it out. It's really easy! Just put two fingers on the mask at your forehead, and blow as hard as you can with your nose. And taa-daaah, mask will be water-free!
We're both very comfortable under water, so practicing on these things are so much fun! I'm really looking forward to try it with oxygen and all the equipment on! Soon baby, soon!

It's Friday, and that means time for more fun throughout the weekend. Stay tuned for more, peepz!
Wet hugs from Silje