HAPPY 40^TH BIRTHDAY ROY!!!!!!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY LOVER!!!
It’s been busy. I finished an Open Water course yesterday morning and then went straight out on the boat with 17 DMTs (Dive Masters Trainee’s) for the Dive Site Clean Up at Lighthouse Bay.   As Si was starting an Advanced course and not diving till the afternoon, he was able to get the DMT’s organised for the morning Beach Clean Up.   Fortunately there wasn’t a huge amount of rubbish on the dive, always a good sign but the mornings beach clean up group collected around 5 bin bags worth.  It’s amazing how much rubbish washes up.

This morning, as it’s our 6^th anniversary, I got up early and accompanied Simon on his morning deep dive at Chumphon with his students.  He thinks it’s because I didn’t want to miss out on seeing a Whaleshark , how could he think such a thing ;-D …Im glad I did go as the visibility was stunning with large schools of fish everywhere you looked.  Far too many divers though.  I really dislike seeing other divers on my dives ;-DArgh, when we got back from the morning boat, I chilled in the hammock outside of Crystal while Si sorted out his student certifications etc.  I must have dozed off to be awoken by a gentle kiss from Si and a beautiful bunch of flowers  😀   …I love my husband!!
Now with Si having to stay in the office till 6pm, I’m at home catching up with household chores and maybe I might have a nap.
Im not sure what the plan is for this evening, maybe a quiet meal and a good film 

Well, I thought I would get a couple of days off.. but an instructor fell sick so I had to take his 5 students and continue..

They turned out to be a great group… and a couple are continuing to their advanced (2 more days of working!!)

On a side note, I got a lovely piccie of my niece sent to me… what a pretty lass!

The weather has taken a turn for the worse, bringing some much need rain for the island… last night I was actually shivering…. maybe because of the cold which I am currently sneezing with every minute that passes..!

Anyway…. 2 more days, and its a BIG BIRTHDAY for my Broski…. I hope he likes his pressie!!

x

SD

We are BACK!!! 

For how long… who knows….

For the last couple of weeks we have had severe water shortage (due to no rain), power cuts (due to the poor infrastructure), and lack of internet (due to no power!)…. All of this has made stuff very difficult, like UK work and talking to family, updating the blog etc

So, a recap…. The busiest full moon rush of the year was mental… Over 70 people starting their dive course each day… It was long days and nights for Jen and I…

One day, I got a few hours to finally go through with my bet that I lost during the Euro 2012 football.. I had made a bet with an instructor that England would go further than Germany… I lost…  The bet?? Well it was to have a full bikini wax…

We met at the massage place, and the woman was quite amused to hear what we wanted…

30 minutes of pure pain with 2 video camera, was not the most pleasant experience… and I was going to edit the video today… BUT… There is a twist in the tail…Cormac (the cameraman) made a bet with me last night… and lost!!!  Which means a return visit, but this time I will be the one filming, and he will be the one in the torture seat!

Besides, this slightly weird recent spate of betting… we have been diving, diving diving… and certifying a lot of people.

Some great news is that on a dive site 2 hours away… there are some Bull Sharks that have appeared.. These guys disappeared from another dive site about 3 years ago.. Everyone is very excited about seeing them…   Below is some  low resolution video shot by another instructor…