10/1/2011 Another very sticky sleep due to the heat but I'm pretty used to it by now. Jack I don't think finds it very comfortable but you've got no choice if you come out here unless you can afford luxury 5-star! Less mozzy bites than usual which was a plus as well! Went diving early in the morning and spent four hours completing the remainder of my diving. I did another dive off of a boat further out at sea closer to the ocean, meaning you have to fall backw...

9/1/2011 Had a quick breakfast before my first open water dives in which I performed all the skills quite comfortably, just a lot deeper underwater! On the two dives though I actually got to see the marine life and saw a big octopus changing colour, loads of fish (including the poisonous and difficult-to-see stonefish), cuttlefish, pufferfish, eels and more. After my two dives I was given the task or should I say opportunity to trim Jack's hair. Oops. I was do...

9/1/2011 Had a quick breakfast before my first open water dives in which I performed all the skills quite comfortably, just a lot deeper underwater! On the two dives though I actually got to see the marine life and saw a big octopus changing colour, loads of fish (including the poisonous and difficult-to-see stonefish), cuttlefish, pufferfish, eels and more. After my two dives I was given the task or should I see opportunity to trim Jack's hair. Oops. I was do...

8/1/2011 It was raining again and their was the weirdest mist hanging over the bay. It made for a boring morning so I made myself hot chocolate for the first time in ages. It was good apart from making it with UHT milk instead of some nice fresh creamy milk from home! Paid Ian for my Open Water dive qualification which cost about £70 ($95) - a bargain considering everywhere else in Africa wants around $300-400 for the same thing! Went off to finish the painti...

7/1/2011 First time since the day we arrived in Nacala that we have seen heavy rain. The rainy season was due! Mind you, complain as I did about it in Malawi, it made for a cooler sleep in Mozam. Three German women and a Swiss couple arrived yesterday and it turned out two of the Germans were actresses! Nice women but one moaned that her coffee (that I made) wasn't strong enough! Later in the day I completed my confined water dives and learning all the skills ...