So, the time ticks by and I am getting increasingly excited to head back to the UK… beside the money cost.
In the meantime, I have taught a Self Reliant course to 2 friends (free of charge) so that they can now dive alone.
We have also had a couple of hours playing the new ping pong table at Hacienda… Jeez, all of us were drenched in sweat within minutes of playing… and with the ping pong ball being so light, there is no chance of having a fan there!
So, tomorrow its Sail Rock time… a dive site thats 2-3 hours away…. I think Jen and I will be heading there to have a little bubble… big waves mean their may be a lot of sick people!!.
Scratch Sail Rock… as I wrote that I had a call from the dive cente manager to work tomorrow… oh what fun!
“Hi Simon, sorry I didn’t make it to the bar for a farewell drink the other night. I was a bit knackered and a bit unwell.. I’m full of cold now and dosed up with medicine. I was worried that I might not be able to do the final day of the course but thankfully it hadn’t quite developed then. I really enjoyed our time together and thank you for your expertise and good humour during those 2 days. I will be back sometime for sure and would like to spend some more time on the Eco side of things. I just love looking at those beautiful corals and was impressed by how much they’ve come on in the last 2 years, thanks to all of you dedicated people. Be encouraged to keep up the good work. Thanks again for the tuition. Bobby”
Its good to get some feedback.
Back to another Self Reliant course… this time as a favour to 2 people…
Starting a Self Reliant course with a guy called Bob who I had met a couple of years ago, was a nice relief from the norm… so I thought.
It turned out to be one big headache… not the course itself. Bob was actually very easy to teach, listened and learned and had done all his studying before we started the course. We had 3 great dives and watched him go off on his 4th dive all by himself. Jenny came on the boat for the last 2 dives, and had a little visit of the Catamaran at Tanote Bay. Bob now heads back into the jungle on the Mainland to continue building his house. Well done Bob.
The headache actually came from the payments. The difference with this course is that all the equipment used in the course has been paid for by me and Steve, not the dive school. Who got paid what turned out to big one big argument. In the end, I handed all the money to the dive school and washed my hands of it. with not a very good impression of how the situation was handled. I am sure it will all work out, but I spent most of the day dealing with attitudes and aggression when there was no need.
Anyway, just venting… Unfortunately when you work long hours with lots of people, things can get heated sometimes, and we shall see how the next couple of days pan out…
Jenny is going strong on Eco still… with the next project of releasing the clams that have been locked into cages for the last 18 months… Its not like they are going run out screaming “Freedom!” but its about time that they get to fend for themselves without our protective cages… fingers crossed they do well and I am sure you’ll see some pics within the next week…
