2/1/2011 Mental day in which the Americans staying in an A-frame were broken into. In the space of two hours when they were out, someone had cut through the mosquito netting and taken all their money, cameras, passport and bag. So, Ian and PJ did the honourable thing and gave them some drinks and food, rushed into the town, broadcast the robbery on the radio and offered a reward for finding passports but to no avail. But what was really crazy was the Americans...

1/1/2011 On nature watch, saw a potentially poisonous centipede yesterday and today we saw millipedes with bright orange legs! Hungover and having had just a few hours sleep, we worked our asses off serving a big group of rude Chinese, some of whom were playing and touching everything in the building - typical Chinese tourists! Jack and I found it very funny. Once again, the weather was stunning but we had to serve and deal with lots of people throughout t...

31/12/2010 Manic day preparing breakfast and taking stuff up and down the beach. We gave our guns a serious working climbing 200 steps up and down to the beach a dozen times or so! PJ rollocked me and Jack for going snorkelling saying she could employ 10 locals for what it costs for us, but we got our wires crossed about our tasks for the day. Jack was close to giving her both barrels and I was explaining that she had given the wrong orders. She then targeted ...

30/12/2010 Finished watching my dive dvds whilst Jack got lucky going out diving again. It was a busy breakfast and lunch before a bit of sun-bathing. Tried milk today and a lime cordial. How I miss squash and full fat milk. This stuff was vulgar but the cordial was lekker (Afrikaans for tasty, nice, pretty much everything good)!

29/12/2010 Jack and I decided to do a fitness morning doing pull-ups off a big tree and doing press-ups. I then did the next step of my Open Water dive course by watching the dvds and having completed the book. Whilst everyone was away diving or in town, I was lumbered with running the complex for a few hours in the day. A family of Portuguese turned up and unable to speak any Portuguese (other than some basics I've picked up), I had to attend to them. Lucky for...