Yesterday was intense. I was in bed by 9pm! The first test in becoming a rescue diver is a 400m swim. No problem right? Except that it was in the ocean.... and I had no goggles!!! Needless to say there were people on standby should I have drowned half way through.Of the 17 minutes I was given, I finished it in 7. I am a shadow of my former competitive swimming self and my Dad (also my coach) would be ashamed. I did manage a little better in rescuing Jayson,...

The Royal Wedding Special I have the day off, I have the couch reserved and I have popcorn in anticipation for the big day. I LOVE a royal wedding! The queen came rushing down stairs at Buckingham Palace screaming "Charles! Charles! One of my corgies has just been hit by a truck. He's dead! He's gone...... DO SOMETHING!!!!"Poor Charles sits for a minute, thinks about it, then takes off down to the secret archives beneath the palace, rummages ...

Got a text message from my Dad yesterday asking for an email describing the diving, the food, my accommodation etc.... I thought "Hang on a sec... SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG!!" Nice one Dad :) The Recalcitrant's Corner A stay at Vasco's Resort and Museum is not complete without an evening spent in the 'Recalcitrant's Corner' of Vasco's Restaurant, the closest experience I've come to feeling like a retired and vintage pirate. Between Brian 'the lege...

Got a text message from my Dad yesterday asking for an email describing the diving, the food, my accommodation etc.... I thought "Hang on a sec... SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG!!" Nice one Dad :) The Recalcitrant's Corner A stay at Vasco's Resort and Museum is not complete without an evening spent in the 'Recalcitrant's Corner' of Vasco's Restaurant, the closest experience I've come to feeling like a retired and vintage pirate. Between Brian 'the legen...

Two beautiful dives this afternoon has got me to crack the big five zero on my log book! Only ten to go and I can begin my dive master.... Jayson has been gradually tweaking my equipment to make diving as comfortable as possible. I've switched between regular air tanks and nitrox, having regular fins to now using some super awesome heavy duty chaps that let me fly through the water. But the best new toy I've been given at Vasco's is an unusual BCD with a rounded...