Greetings from Poland!

[Piotr R]

Hello fellow divers! I'm Piotr, freediver from Poland, visiting Korea right now

I can say I'm real freediver since AIDA 3* course last year, but it was my hobby for many years. Maybe earlier I was more a snorkeler and self-learner (Umberto Pelizzari's book helped a lot ), but due to weather and water conditions in Poland it was only a summer time hobby. But now it became a "full time passion" - I'm diving whenever and wherever I can Good to be among people sharing that interest

Speaking of Korea - I'm going to Jeju island this weekend. Anyone heading there too ? Maybe you know interesting dive spots there (especially with entry from the shore)? I've checked Google, but there is not too much information in English.

 

[BatRay]

Welcome to Deeperblue! You might want to post and/or reply in the regional subforum. Here's a link: https://forums.deeperblue.com/forums/asia-japan.96/

 

[Piotr R]

Hello BatRay, thank you for both greeting and a hint. I had already been to Jeju and it was nice. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to the islets in the southern part near Seogwipo (such as Moon Island) due to new Korean regulations regarding freedivers and snorkelers. Earlier dive shops had a common license for both this activities and scuba diving, now a separate one is needed. And from what I've learned at Big Blue33 freediving and snorkeling license is quite uncommon. I didn't have enough time to search on my own for a dive shop with a proper license, so I just did some shore diving. I can recommend Oedolgae/ Seonnyeotang (GPS coordinates 33.239596, 126.548854), there is a natural pool there and you can get to open water by diving below a concrete bridge. It is save when the sea is calm.
In case anyone wants to know more details, feel free to contact me