Christmas eve!! Excited, even though I anticipate tomorrow being busy, maybe have to work, maybe not.. Today started well, we took two rather large English ladies diving. Means I finally get to do what I'm actually here for, although quite nervous I would muck something up, as Ian of course would be watching me, my motions, calmness and all the other tell tale signs that I'm competent enough for him. It was a great first dive, seeing lobsters, squid, eels, sco...

My first SNAKE experience Third day of work. The main part of the restaurant is outside and used to be decking. Since it was almost corroded through and a customer almost went crashing through to his death, they decided to scrap the wood and build up in concrete. This is almost finished now, and is looking pretty smart, red polish is needed and also banisters need to be fitted. After our painting marathon yesterday and after inspection decided to go back into ...

Today was very, very hard work. Again keen to burn some energy I woke a good hour and half before Tom, showered and started to clean top of pool. Painting was today's agenda, and when we saw what exactly needed painting we almost fainted! Pj had decided to change the colour of her bar toilet from white to red, the toilet was 3m squared, but a good 7m high with a corrugated iron room. In essence turned this bathroom into a oven!! 10 sweaty hours later we were don...

So, first day of work! Up bright and early at just after 5, although didn't need to be up until 7! Slept very well in the dorm which is a large A-frame structure made out thatch and naked wood, very nice and airy. First job was to clean the pool. They have been rebuilding the main restaurant floor which over hangs the pool and due their main builder injuring himself they are way behind schedule. Their main local builder who managed to almost pop his eyeball out...

After what seemed like the best sleep ever after our previous few nights, we treated ourself to breakfast and then grade for the bus station. After the 7hr pickup ride and the 10hr+ train journey we wanted the next 5 hours to be reasonable. Once we arrived at the station it became apparent this wish may not come true... Mini buses rammed full like we haven't seen before. People were even hanging out the door! We were gob smacked. After we picked our jaws off th...