FIRST SIGHT OF TOM OWEN ISLAND FROM OUR SMALL BOAT Last year I decided to share my growing passion for the underwater world. My eldest grand daughter Iman came with me to Belize to learn to dive. We went with DiverMojo to Tom Owen Island, a remote island which is an hour's boat ride from …
Grandma’s First Cayman Experience – more from my diary
I'm enjoying re-reading my diary and writing these blogs a few years later because the memories, in this case of that first trip, come flooding back literally in glorious technicolour As a wiser and older person I decided to make it easy on myself and we were staying at a small dedicated dive resort which …
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Valet Diving Madam?
As part of the 'Two for One' Little Cayman resort package that Merlin and I had gone on there was VALET DIVING. And, yes, I have gone into capital letters because it was WONDERFUL and I loved it! Every day our personal gear was ready, checked and set up in the same place on our …
Five Dives In
So what happened in between the first dive and now ? Well, diving happened and it's a full on physical and mental activity and every dive can produce challenges that come from being in an unnatural environment. I'm learning quickly that it's always best if you can pre-empt problems and think of solutions whilst you're …
Bloody Bay Wall
Day Six of my diving career. Bloody Bay Wall, one of the most spectacular dives in the world and on every diver’s bucket list. We left the dock, headed out to sea and anchored. Although the sea was picture-postcard turquoise, it was deep. There was also enough wind to make significant waves and a slight …
