Its that time of year again..time for a vacation, and where else but sunny old England. Contrary to popular belief England can actually have very nice weather and this past week has been no exception. 'not quite as hot as I'm used to but nonetheless sunny enough to warrant shorts for a large number of people I pass on the street. 4 legged puppy had to stay in Costa Rica for this trip and apparently is suffering from a small bout of depression but THe month will fly by I'm sure! Next week its off to Egypt so gearing up for [View Full Entry]

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Busy, busy , busy at the shop. As well as trying to keep up with all the clients coming in they keep moving the fan which means that my main daily snooze keeps getting interrupted. This week was very environmentally active with a port cleanup. With teh help of budding volunteers we managed to get some good sack loads of stuff from underwater. mostly fishing line but it feels good to know that we're doing our bit for the environment. Afterwards everyone hung around the shop for the BBQ which was a nice event. Local club diving activities are good fun [View Full Entry]

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Night diving…hmmmm something I have been postponing for about 2 years. On a recent stint in the states I did a couple but to be honest they were more like dusk dives. Its not that I dislike the diving at night, its more the trips out at night and the whole washing of equipment afterwards and breaking stuff down. I always said that if I could snap my fingers and be in the water, and then snap my fingers and be dry with a beer in my hand I would probably be a bit more enthusiastic. However, that being said this [View Full Entry]

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Diving is something that you must have a passion for to be a successful instructor. You have to be able to pass that drive and passion on to your students so that they can take the most away from their course. I have been teaching now for 4 years and I still enjoy every moment in the water and sharing with people my passion. After all that though I’m not saying that the job is not difficult. It is hard both physically and mentally , especially in an environment like the pacific ocean. Sun most of the year and a great [View Full Entry]

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Living in Central America for the past 4 years has certainly had its ups and downs. I would definitely have to say though more ups than downs. Right now we are residing in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica in a apartment surrounded by trees and monkeys which is pretty nice. Damien, came into our lives just over a year ago and recently took the very honourable position of official Dive shop dog. It was definitely a hard decision for him as his time spent on the beach most days watching the surfers and playing in the waves will be missed. Everyone has [View Full Entry]

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