The weathers not been that great.  It’s been mostly raining heavily during the early hours and it’s been pretty choppy at sea.  The visibility has been pretty grim, 10 meters max but most days diving, it’s been around 7 meters tops.  We still be out and about.  My Eco Intern came down with some illness, had a temperature of 40 and resting heart rate of 140  ..so the clinic suggested he went to Koh Samui Thai International hospital for more tests etc,   ..the funny thing is, he stayed there for just under a week and he still hasn’t got a proper diagnosis of what he had./got   Thankfully he’s just about recovered now.  He’s been missing on the odd occasion, mostly in the mornings but I’ve learnt that this is more due to one too many beers the night before   ..so I have come to have no sympathy for him at all.  Youngsters today!!!   Arghh!!!!!!

Si’s OK  ..he’s busy, same same  ..his back and his ears have been bothering him but he soldiers on and doesn’t complain at all.  He’s my hero!!!
I’ve just finished a 4 person Reef Check Course  ..it’s a 4 day course which teaches people how to survey / monitoring fish, invertebrates and substrates using a standardized method which they’ll be able to join teams worldwide to submit important scientific data to help scientists access the health of the reefs.   So, even though I’m supposed to have finished,  I’ve got 2 of the students coming in to repeat exams,  one chap who’s older, doesn’t really like to be told anything and is a little disruptive.  What usually takes 4 days with time to spare, has taken a day and a half more and that’s if they pass.  All very nice but it sometimes makes me doubt my teaching 😀

It’s so lovely to have Simon back.     It wasn’t great that when he did arrive back in Thailand, he had to spend an extra night on Koh Samui due the timing of the boats.  Sods law really, you arrive on time thinking you have lots of time and then you hit the biggest immigration queue ever and that has a knock on effect on everything! 

It doesn’t really take long to get back into the swing of things and before you know it a couple of weeks have nearly gone by.    Si’s been teaching Self Reliant, social media, the bar and just about everything else and looking after everyone else ..time just goes!!  
I currently have a 19 yr old Norwegian (navy) chap that’s doing a 6 week ECO internship.  It’s good to have a helping hand, even though he only likes doing some jobs, he’s a little bit cocky and knows best, all the time, but he’s a good lad  LOL!

It’s Saturday today and I’ve spent most of the day in bed.  I bent down to empty the recycling crate  and put my back out.  So after finishing off a few bits in the office, Si took me home and I’ve been here ever since.  It’s feeling much better today but still have trouble walking up straight.  I hope it doesn’t last too long.  It’s a  right pain!!  LOL

Simons adventures in photo’s