Days 108 & 109 – Thursday 5th & Friday 6th January 2006
The problem with impromptu drinking is the inevitable hangover. Lately I have been suffering from pretty bad hangovers and I am not sure why. Still, even though I had a hangover the Caribbean still beats going to work!
Ben and Angus had finished their Open Water course the day before and as part of their package were given two free fun dives. We all signed up to go out together in the afternoon, which was just as well because when we woke up, there was a storm blowing and the dives for the morning were cancelled. The afternoon dives were slightly in jeopardy but around noon the weather eased off and we made it out at around one pm.
The two dives were really good, and it was made especially good by the fact I was doing it with mates, rather than strangers. The rains hadn´t affected visibility in the slightest, and we saw some more wonderful marine life. After the two 45 minute dives we surfaced to heavy rain and a bitingly cold wind. In actual fact it probably wasn´t that cold, but having been in the water for an hour and a half, made us all a bit cold anyway, and being on a speedboat with the cold waves splashing over us only expanded that feeling. Probably one of the last things I expected to happen in the Caribbean was to shiver with cold!
It was to be the last evening together for the Black Rats, as Ben and Tom were heading back towards Mexico City in the morning to catch their flight home on the 15th Jan. As it was the final night, and as it was a Friday, a bottle of rum was purchased, and a bottle of rum was drank. We all had a good laugh and a reminice about the trip and things that have happened so far, before rolling back into the digs at about 2am, ready to catch the ferry in the morning.
Not enough water – drink more – water that is – keep safe -