Tag: new life
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I am a Divemaster!!

A previous post on here details what I had to do to qualify, so this is just to tell you that I have finished! It may be the longest Divemaster ever, but I finally made it. I started with Ellie as my instructor, then Kayla took over when Ellie was overwhelmed at work, and then…
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Creatures great and small.

The marine life is so varied here, and I love all of the different things I get to see underwater, but this is an appreciation post for the variety of things I see on land and in the sky on a day to day basis. There are variations of the birds we have in the…
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Beryl
Hi, This is just a quick post to let you know that storm Beryl through the Yucatan peninsula, but at the moment here in Puerto Morelos we are ok! The main hurricane is passing south of us so although we have had lots of rain and high winds overnight, which seem to be picking up…
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Hi!

It has been a while, and I have so much with which to update you. After injuring my knee I was pretty down in the dumps. It was possibly the most painful injury I have had, certainly in the last ten years, and I found working and looking after the puppies while getting around on…
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News

I was planning my next post after the marathon that was Panama. I have fostered two lovely little puppies, we only have them for 1 more week! they are called Snapper and Chub after two of the fish we monitor on the reef here. I have been diving in Cozumel which is consistently named as…
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Panama

A trip born from necessity, but a real adventure! When you enter Mexico your passport is stamped with a date until which you can stay, this is your visa. My visa ran out in January, so I had to leave Mexico to get another stamp in my passport so that I can stay a bit…
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Cenotes, visitors and accommodation

This year is going so quickly!! We have had low numbers of participants on base, but I have had lots to do: El jefe, Miguel, took a couple of weeks holiday which meant I was in charge. Normally when he is off work he sends lots of messages and emails or calls, but this time…
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PADI Divemaster

My scuba diving journey started when I was at school. I did my Open Water course and loved it! I then didn’t get to dive again until Ben and I went diving together in Greece. I was so excited to explore with him. It took a long time for me to then redo my qualification,…
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Three Months!!

An anniversary I celebrated on Instagram on time! Here is a photographic snap shot of some of the memories…..
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Chinchorro

Leaving Chinchorro made me feel more emotional than I expected after 5 days there. It has been hard to put into words what it was like there, and the impact it had. Instead I have tried to describe the island and what we did there. This experience definitely touched me more than I expected……..Jumping off…