So, after running the test event for the Wild Challenge project I am assisting with getting off the ground, we had some valuable feedback from the guinea pigs and will need to work on it before the first official event at the end of the month.

Needing some time away from mobile phone and laptop, I joined Jen and Darren on his final 2 dives of the Advanced Open Water Course… I brought a camera, but of course I forgot it on the first dive… Anyway, I remembered it on the 2nd dive and took a few snaps.

We went to the wreck, for Darrens Wreck Adventure… the visibility was average, which is hardly ever good… but it adds to the spookiness factor.

Coming away from the wreck to go to White Rock where the boat was mooring, we bumped into this little fellow hanging around… Great to see for Darren, and its been a few weeks at least since I last saw one!

Well done Darren!!  And he goes on to Deep Diver Speciality… while we dissapear on a visa run!!

Hey guys,

Been a few days… I have ‘Man Flu’ , while Jen is busy teaching another course.  Within this course there is a fella called Darren.

Darren is the son of Garth, who used to live on the farm with me and Jen many moons ago. Darren has since grown up!  The last time I saw him was a few years ago, while having a few beers with Garth and Darren in London…

Anyway, the course is going well, and Darren should complete his course today… (possible video coming soon!!)… then he will continue onto the Advanced course too…

In the meantime, our new lodger’s hair is getting enormous!!

And boy, tonights sunset was a doozy

xxx

SD

I’ve been busy teaching Open Water  ..I was suppose to start with 4 students but one of them went out drinking and cut his toe open badly so didn’t show the next day  ..but the students I was left with (Lucinda, Shannon and Jack) were lovely.  
The confined session went well, even though, Jack was a bit slow with some of the skills, very stiff and just lacked a bit of common sense  ..the dives were hilarious  ..they were all good in the water  ..but at times Jack seemed to have short spells of rigamortis   …it was like watching someone in a full plaster cast wriggle about  ….so so funny!

With the course finished, we all met up at the Crystal bar for their Open Water video at 7.30pm  When they turned up, they presented me a lovely Thank You card and a bracelet  …how lovely, I nearly shed a tear.  Tim had done an amazing job with the video which they all brought …YAY!!!

Away, news on Mr GrassHead  ..he’s looking cool …this is a shot of him taken an hour ago.  His hair is slowly growing. I think I might need to water him a couple of times a day as it’s so hot right now.

Sad news, my hammock that Si brought me broke/tore.  Si sat in it and went straight through  ..so today, I was given this beauty

…it’s so soft comfy and what’s really good is that it’s meant to be left outside.

We’re certainly going to get some good use out of this.