Had a bit of a sleep-in because we were so tired last night. Got up about 10am to find the wind still blowing pretty strong 7 and a grey sea. The temperature is about 28C and when the sun came out it was hot but still quite a bit of cloud about. The pools were closed this morning due to extreme "slop". They opened again this afternoon after the wind eased off. Hopefully this will be a good omen for Antigua tomorrow. We lay by the (closed) pool for a few...

A most enjoyable day ashore in Curacao. We arrived at the dock about 0900 and we were very much ready to go. It was sunny and partly cloudy but very warm. The wind was still blowing, a strong and constant force 7. Luckily we were diving from the shore so that didn't matter very much. As we came out of the dock gates there was a chap with a sign with Bob's name on it. We said "are you Mark" and he said "yes" so we loaded our dive gear into his truck and ...