Hi. I’m Victoria Spencer and am a PADI Divemaster and dive school owner based on the South Coast of the UK. I was always a bit of a water baby but didn’t discover scuba diving until 2008. What started with a try dive quickly became an all encompassing hobby, resulting in me qualifying as a Divemaster in 2012. Somehow, that led 10 years later to me and a few others taking over the training side of my local dive centre when the owner decided to retire. Having dived all over the world, including Belize, Mexico, and the Philippines, I still think the UK has some of the most enjoyable dive sites. From the seals at Lundy, to the fantastic wrecks of Portland and Plymouth, and everything in between. It is the most amazing privilege to be able to enjoy the underwater world and to be able to pass that on to others.
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