Four weeks in NOW WITH PUMPKINS

Alright alright alright!! I know it’s late. I know I said I would write every Wednesday but I think you were getting complacent and so I wanted to put a bit of pizzazz back into our relationship. Y’know, keep it interesting. I can only assume from your evil death-stare-eyes that my intentions have been misguided. I am aware of my mistake but I am not sorry. I not a machine I have feelings and needs too y’know.

It is with stagnation in mind that I ponder WHY it is that I have delay/paused/procrastinated this week.(As an aside, I am the overlord of literary segues). It came to me as I woke up this morning. I THINK I am becoming accustomed to my life. Worryingly, I am on the verge of being de-sensitised to this glorious place which is slowly giving me an idyllic life beyond my comprehension.

The last week has been highlighted by comings and goings of Jaakko and Petro, Emy, Ryan, Reed and Kirsten with their adorable children, Duncan and Amanda left us but NOT before a pumpkin carving with Solymar and Kai Kai. I have never really made jack o’lanterns. So two things happened that night. I carved my first pumpkin AND learned that they are called jack o’lanterns. This place just keeps on giving. It was a great night for all.

On top of all this an old friend of Tim and Zoe’s and an Exotic veteran. He will definitely add a lot to this place I call home. We have already been on a few good dives, I have been given a few great bits of advice and shared many laughs. Between he, Gui and I think life here is only getting better.

Saniya and I started our Rescue Diver course on Friday. Much studying has already happened (see below).

 I KNOW I am going to like this. I was lucky enough to take part in a fairly serious Jungle and wilderness first aid course earlier this summer and I LOVED that... apart from being woken up at 4am for a rescue scenario where the victim had ruptured their spleen. Turns out you can’t fix that in the jungle. I wonder what will be thrown at us next. So far you should be relieved to know that we rescue the dinosaurs.

I KNOW I am wearing a towel on my head so that I concentrate on the bearing and Saniya uses her eyes for looking. Turns out that that is important.

My excitement seldom subsides. Day to day, I find myself more and more content. The weather does not seem to be getting worse despite Keith’s prophecies of doom about the weather and they say it is going to turn cooler. Happiness is currently spelled L-i-q-u-i-d D-u-m-a-g-u-e-t-e

Until the next time wonderful people and in the mean time when are you coming to see us!!