I was so so sad to leave Flores and woke up at 6.30 am to say goodbye to everyone before they went off for the day on the dive boat. I'd got on so well with Lyris and I'm sure we will keep in touch, plus I already have most the dive instructors on Facebook! More and more I want to spend the rest of my life with a career in diving; I just think I'd be happy every second of every day and it would definitely beat sitting in an office 9-5. It was hilarious that as ...

I left at 7.20 on the dive boat for another full and final day of diving. The first dive site was Sebaraya Kecil; today my guide was a lovely Indonesian instructor named Darmin and I had an American couple, along with a French lady in my group.On the first dive we saw so much great stuff as always, including an orangutang crab, unicorn fish, a baby lobster, lion fish, scorpion fish and an unbelievably huge moray eel out of the coral completely! There were loads o...

I had a lovely breakfast on a restaurant terrace overlooking the ocean and all the fishing boats; Labuan Bajo is a tiny fishing village with views of all the Komodo Islands so it's really beautiful from the beach or pier. For the rest of the day I went to Bintang Flores Hotel and used their luxury pool, swimming and sunbathing and relaxing. The hotel was gorgeous with an interesting infinity pool overlooking the sea. I read my book, boosted my tan and had a lov...

I left again at 7.30 for the boat - another day of diving and the final day of my advanced diving course. Although this is a very very expensive hobby it is 100% worth the money as there is nothing else like it, it's so peaceful and relaxing especially now that I'm so comfortable underwater. The time I've spent in Flores has not only been a highlight of my trip but some of the best days of my life - I've seen such incredible things and I'm only 22! The first di...

I left at 7 am for the dive boat, bursting with excitement to start my advanced diving course. It was going to be one-on-one with me and the instructor, a lovely guy called Toby who is only 19 and has done over 1000 dives!! I find Toby very impressive having left school at 16 and finding his way into scuba diving soon after, progressing to dive master level within one summer. Diving is such a community, and people are so passionate about it making it seem like so...