Roatan Reunion

This weekend we had our own mini Roatan reunion, while it was only a few of my favourite faces that were able to join us it was fantastic to catch up and gossip. It was just like old times; Dunk in trouble with his girlfriend, Jim shouting across the bar, Max and Fontaine all over each other, and Liz getting drunk. Only thing that was missing was me getting off my face, making a complete idiot of myself, and Nick having to carry me home. Oh yeah, that and the obvious lack of sun, sand and beachwear. It was great to see everyone, an awful lot of reminiscing was done, it makes it hard not to go on about Roatan when it’s pissing it down outside. The wet streets of London aren’t really an attractive backdrop for a lot of beach lovers.

Seems like everybody, bar Liz (who’s loving her new job as an accountant…no I can’t picture it either…), is desperate to get out of here. Unfortunately it looks like most of us are going to be stuck here a while. Max and Fontaine however, are really living the high life with Christmas in Europe and then crewing a yacht all the way to the Caribbean after a lucky encounter with some random guy in a bar. Their round the globe quest to find ‘the perfect spot’ for a dive shop has led them straight back to where they started. Nice one guys, reckon it was just a good excuse for a holiday.
Other people joined us; Nick’s London friends, who all have high-powered jobs and put us all to shame, and Jim and Dawn were as reliable as always and ready for a night out. To those conspicuous with your absence, the excuses didn’t wash and you’re still not forgiven.
The weekend was busy, and the next day Nick and I went to Brighton for a surprise birthday party for his friend Dave. The surprise involved day going for ‘surprise’ dive in the shark tank at the aquarium, and for all his friends to sneak in and wave at him from the tunnel underneath. While he didn’t choke on his regulator as apparently most were hoping, it all went really well. Think it was one of the most inventive birthdays I’ve been to yet, and although I don’t agree with aquariums and tanks, it was kind of nice being surrounded by fish again. Needless to say, the weekend turned into a very drunken one, and in my current out of practice state, took a lot of recovering from.

My First Blog...

So…the new blog….what a novel idea. Well so I thought until I actually had to put the brain in gear and come up with something to write. Well as most already know I’ve returned from the exciting life of travel to do ‘serious’ things back home. Serious things including passing my driving test, finishing my degree, getting a job and saving some money. In reality while the driving test and degree all came together as planned, the saving money is just a distant pipe dream. Who was I kidding….save money…what country do I think I’m living in? Anyway, the last year hasn’t been all bad. I'm still with Nick, which is a miracle considering the amount of grief and stress I've given him, and between us we’ve managed to keep our wanderlust at bay with trips to the Dominican Republic, Portugal, and Amsterdam, not to mention UK trips to London, Brighton, Kent and the Lakes.
While I might not have anything too exciting to report at the moment, Christmas is coming up and in my house that always means something entertaining will happen even if it’s just my Mum crashing her car into an old peoples home (and no she wasn’t in it at the time). Also I’ve just booked another concussion and bruising expedition, otherwise known as a snowboarding holiday. The last one was outstanding for its mishaps and injury, shall be interesting to see what can be achieved this time. So as I further my grips with technology I’ll now being trying to make regular updates to this blog. I will however spare you the boring details of daily life at Cable and Wireless and wait for something moderately interesting to happen.