http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Scubabunny/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Scubabunny en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:51:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:51:00 +0000 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. 039not 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 appa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/blog-275932.html 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'r http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Puntarenas/Manuel-Antonio/blog-250032.html Night divinghelliphmmmm 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 sna http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Puntarenas/Manuel-Antonio/blog-238758.html 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 Irsquom not saying that the job is not difficult. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Puntarenas/Manuel-Antonio/blog-238756.html 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 d http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Puntarenas/Manuel-Antonio/blog-238750.html