My dive was at 9am so I was given a talk and after about 5 mins we were walking along the beach with our kit on ready to dive. In the shallows I had to practise the breathing underwater until I was comfortable and then we moved out further. I thought I might freak out but was completely fine - strangest feeling that you can just breathe away underwater! I kept being bitten by sea lice though, they're so tiny you can't see them but damn they sting! Was underwater ...

I left Bechcomber and everyone behing Boxing Day morning to head to Manta Ray resort which I have been told has the best snorkelling and food of all the islands so really looking forward to the place! There are only about 25 people staying at the resort and not long after we arrived, lunch was served mmmmmmmm! No lie about the food - 2nds and 3rds were consumed! I was still tired from xmas day so I found myself a hammock and read my book/slept for the afternoon ...

Xmas morning we'd decided we were going parasailing so we all put on our Xmas hats and went up! It was beautiful! I took up my camera and you can see how clear the sea was - gorgeous. Some of the girls saw turtles while they were up there but me and Emily didn't :( Took loads of photos but was caught by a gust of wind and my xmas cap was blown off and all we could do was watch it float down to sea - so depressed as was the only one xmas hatless for the rest of th...

Arrived at Beachcomber yesterday (the party island) and had a tropical storm for the whole day! Spent the day playing 's*** Head' (a card game for those who may be confused!) and Monopoly which I haven't played for too long as couldn't remember the rules at all and all I wanted was to own Mayfair and Park Lane. Played so badly they were all I owned so the rest of the board was owned by everyone else and I was pretty quickly out of that game! On Xmas eve the girl...

The next day we visited another traditional village and were given a Kava ceremony by the chief and taught how to weave bracelets by the women. Everyone then went off for river rafting but I wasn't allowed because of my infected legs so had to sit on the coach while everyone else rafted off down the river and played volleyball We arrived at the hostel just after a storm had apparently blown through the entire complex. There was still a slight wind but no real d...