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The snake catchers
“Look what’s come to watch a movie with us?” Mr Flipflop smiled as I entered his apartment with my dinner packed into a plastic Tupperware box. Putting my food on the living room coffee table I peered closely at the patio door. Laura Croft was sat, with her knees gathered into her chest, gazing adoringly […]
Instructing
October 8, 2018
I’ve been itching to teach a full certification since I qualified. They say be careful what you wish for. Three days into my first week on Roatán I was handed a rescue student to train. For me this is the first certification as a recreational diver, that pushes you towards becoming a pro diver. It’s […]
Roatán, Honduras
September 28, 2018
Roatán makes up one of three Bay Islands (Isla di Bahia), Utila and Guanaj. They are situated between 25km to 50km off the north coast of Honduras. I touched down on Wednesday and several hours later I was slipping beneath the warm waters of the Caribbean once more into incredible visibility with a beautiful healthy […]
Panama
September 24, 2018
Panama is a paradoxical place. The shiny skyscrapers at the heart of global capitalism are the first thing that hit you on the ride out of the airport. A floating Gotham city. The area reminds me of parts of Manila. The fastest route to Casco Antiguo (old compound) is on the coastal belt highway (cinta […]
From Barbados to Grenada
July 28, 2018
“Barbados is the Miami of the Caribbean,” said the nail technician working hard to remove the dead skin from my finger cuticles. She didn’t even look up. I’m sat in a shopping mall in Grenada right now. Her intricately braided hair woven tightly. When you bounce around the islands you meet people from all over. […]
Taiwan
July 28, 2018
I found this blog post buried in my draft folder. No I haven’t suddenly skipped to SE Asia. I am still very much in The Caribbean. It was pit stop I made in September 2017 after my cancer diagnosis was confirmed in The Philippines. It was also the last time I went on a bender…..enjoy! […]
Lionfish and sharks
July 13, 2018
In the Caribbean Lionfish are foe not friend. These zebra stripped fish are wrecking the reefs. A species that was introduced (no one quite knows how), their numbers are damaging marine ecosystems. They are highly venomous and have few predators. They are killing off endemic species by competing with their food source and they consume […]
Races and Olympics
July 7, 2018
(NB should have been updated June 20th) Day 12 and our sailors had a busy day of activity ahead of them. Today was Race Day. All four boats had to up anchor at 0915 and at 0945 we were expected to turn our motors off, raise both sails to race to Long Bay. Our monohull […]
The hyperbaric chamber
July 7, 2018
The hyperbaric chamber is a place no diver ever wants to be sent. It’s a confined, airtight capsule that is pressurised to a specific depth to try to rebalance a diver who is suffering decompression sickness (DCS). Last Friday night. (July 29) I watched a colleague go through this ordeal for five hours. We were […]
Winding down and gearing up
June 22, 2018
The last three weeks have taken some adjusting. A different pace, environment, social circle and living conditions. So far I’ve enjoyed working with the teenagers during my Early Alpha programme. Some individuals needed more time and attention than others but on the whole they were well behaved and did listen. Maybe it’s because I’m 20 […]
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October 15, 2018
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