Blogs from South, Jordan, Middle East - page 10

It’s quiet… Too quiet. Monday – Brought to you by DHL I GOT SOME SWEETIES TODAY. Namely from mi madre via the long awaited DHL parcel which was actually in Amman for about a week awaiting further address information… But it is here! Of course the parcel didn’t come all this way just to deliver some sugar snacks from Liverpool. I thought that a nice book would make me look more grown-up in front of my new work colleagues. The book is a fish identification book of over 1200 species of underwater life. The book is super interesting! Not only does it have the names of the fish but it has the habits of them, where to find them, average size, whether they are hazardous etc. From the photo you can see the extent of treats ... read more

Refrigeration is underrated Monday – ‘Idea’ Sgt Nicolas Angel, Hot Fuzz I’m going to be totally honest here and I might sound like a true crazy person but sometimes when I’m drinking water I just let some of it dribble down myself, I find it oddly satisfying. Obviously I don’t do it with other beverages as water evaporates (and quickly in Aqaba) so there is no mess. I don’t drench myself, I just do it a little bit. It’s cooling and soothing. As you can probably guess Monday was a quiet day. Nobody wanted to dive with us today so instead me and Belal also brainstormed ideas for the Dive Centre we came up with 30 in the end. Most of them are just minor things that we need like for example the light in the ... read more

Winter is coming Monday – They are coming I’ve been finding it difficult to write anything in regards to this day. I didn’t do a lot. There was no diving with any customers and I’m starting to miss the Finnish people and Angela because of it! So me and Belal went on a little adventure to the Falafel place. I’m not sure where it was exactly from the dive centre so Belal was my local guide. My mind was wandering by itself again though. This time it wasn’t comparing trees between the UK and Aqaba. I was wondering when people come and visit me. I already have a couple of people lined up who want to come and visit and I can’t wait! When they arrive I will take care of them. Mohamed’s brother who owns ... read more

30 septembre 2015 - Jour 7 Réveil matinal au milieu du désert, au bruit des oiseaux. La nuit a été bonne mais le matelas qui avait l'air confortable à première vue s'est révélé beaucoup moins épais qu'il n'y paraissait et nous promet de belles courbatures. Nous prenons un petit-déjeuner tout aussi copieux que le repas de la veille et notre chauffeur vient nous récupérer pour nous ramener aux portes du désert où nous attend notre chauffeur principal, Ehab. Nous n'avons pas beaucoup de route à faire ce matin pour rejoindre notre prochaine étape, Aquaba. C'est une station balnéaire très prisée car c'est la seule ville de Jordanie ayant un accès à la Mer Rouge. Elle est située à l'extrême sud du pays, au carrefour de plusieurs frontières avec l'Egypte, Israël et l'Arabie Saoudite. Quelle que soit ... read more

The Finn’s (plus Angela) have arrived Monday – Some gas issues Ok so in the morning when I and Mohamed are sitting in the van at our house. We don’t drive to the Dive Centre. We sit there for at least 2 minutes maybe even 4 or 5 on some days and Mohamed will just look at across the road. I thought to myself the past few weeks that he is just meditating or mentally preparing himself for the day. But I found out today that we don’t move after turning on the ignition because the van needs time to essentially ‘warm up’. DURHH. Today the group from Finland who are Mohamed’s friends went on their first dive. Altogether there’s 5 of them. There’s Mama Finn (who’s not a diver but came to Aqaba for the ... read more