Despite the best efforts of the M25 we made it to terminal 3 at heathrow in good time. Security etc was very quick leaving us enough time for a tagliata and a cheeky primitivo (large glass of). Flight was called on time and we assembled at the departure gate . Joining us were the normal travelling folk but also, as it was Bangkok, an array of distinctly seedy looking blokes. One of them made the child catcher from Chitty chitty bang bang look saintly! I don't like to think what his holiday plans were. We flew with EVA air who are perfectly adequate. A couple of large g&t 's were consumed before watching the latest Disney film 'Wreck it Ralph' not exactly highbrow but didn't need to engage brain so that was fine by me. Arrived ... read more

Another good two tank dive with Thierry & Celina including a visit to a boat sunk in a Hurricane. Plenty of photos taken (see attached). The rest of the holiday was spent lapping up the sun, wine, food and beer! The trip home went very smoothly. All in all an excellent holiday.... read more

So the only thing i had to do on Sunday evening was to pick up the hire car from outside the hotel. Simples one would have thought, well yes, if you've remembered your driving licence it is! Well i hadn't and the valet was off in 30 minutes and i needed the car the next morning to get to Gustavia where I was due to meet the dive boat. Luckily I have a brilliant daughter who, after a quick phone call, was able to scan my licence in and email it to me. I could then print off a copy and this did the trick, phew! The next morning I had a quick breakfast and then drove to Gustavia. It only took 15 minutes and i was early at the meeting point. Thierry and Celina duly ... read more

(with apologies to Lewis Carroll) The time has come the waiter said To talk of many things Of veal --and fish--and crab cakes Of tempura -- and kings (prawns) and why the pea soup is boiling hot and wether figs should have honey or not The irony is there are no oysters on the menu ! Suffice to say the food is excellent. Breakfast is traditional French with the bread tasting like it's just arrived from a Parisian boulangerie. Yesterday and today (so far) has been spent alternating between restaurant , beach , beach bar , room terrace , bar , restaurant and finally bed. Weather has (touch wood ) been fantastic, although a stiff breeze and a sand blasting forced us into an early beer before lunch. More of the same tomorrow so I won't ... read more

Alarm rings at 4:30 am after what seems like only 2 hours sleep. Out of hotel and into terminal by 5 am (so the hotel does have a plus point!). At this time of the morning the queue is minimal so we're soon through security and sitting in Costa with a flat white and a almond croissant. The caffeine certainly helps. The weather is foul (I hope the Ladies from Aston Abbotts enjoyed Royal Ascot) and we're 20 mins late taking off, under normal circumstances this wouldn't be a problem but we're changing in Paris and any more delays could make it interesting! I do have an advantage however as I've got the inside track from a very good friend of mine who's done this before and he's given me the low down on transferring between ... read more