More Utila Antics

February 18^th 2013

Once again, Utila has been tempting the inner study nerd out of studius divemaster focus and has been luring us fellow divemasters into the depths of TreeTanic and Tranquila. However, the resulting effects have ended up in quite a lot of fun and mischief! I have a few photos to reflect!

Too many late and rum filled nights I think caught up on me there the other day when I had to miss two days of DM dive workshops which was a bit pants but luckily I have time on my side and a flexible timetable with how UDC works which is nice.

Luckily, the wonderful and beautiful Annita took a big group of us (boys included) for a relaxing and detoxifying yoga session in the Monkey Tail Inn on Monday. Despite the roar of tuk tuks and motorbikes screaming outside from time to time it felt good to take some time out for reflection and to spend some time with new friends in compromising positions…nothing sexual of course!

We have our second exam next Saturday so I’m going to be on my game and ace it. It’s mostly going to be on the physiological effects of diving on the body, etc which is actually really interesting but quite a bit to remember. Brings me back to 6^th year biology ….. but it’s nice to be finally doing a part  (emphasis on PART of a course – there is a lot of brand marketing in every other part of the course!!) of a dive course that isn’t simply for the promotion and benefit of the PADI brand!

Last night saw the Pub Quiz night again in UDC. Myself, Ryan, Krystle and Sam joined to make would ultimately potentially be a force to be reckoned with. Seeing as it was 2 Canadians, a Brit and an Irish we called ourselves Loonies, Toonies, Punts and Pounds (copyright Sam). But yea, without any cheating (they turned of the Wifi for it!) we actually won  and got 200limpira each, which out here will buy you a really plush meal(about €7). So happy days!

I start my new job tonight in Mainstreet Bar and Restaurant. My hourly wage will be a grand total of 50 limpira an hour (approx. $2.50) so gonna have to work for my tips. But I do get free meals if I’m working or not and get to bring 5 friends in with me to eat for free too which is sweet! We’ll see how it goes! Definitely a plummet down from the hospitality wages in Australia. Long gone are the $20 an hour wages we had there. But this place has a lot more to offer me thinks!