Tag Archives: snorkelling

The longest last day…with added cuttlefish

Posted on November 26, 2014 by janh1

Well it IS long when you’re long-hauling it across the Atlantic… and so it continues. Apologies for the enthusiasm. This is making me realise that I still write my diaries as though I’m 12.   “Had about four hours sleep … Continue reading →

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Mainly fair with occasional rain blog – 2012 in review

Posted on January 3, 2013 by janh1

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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Wet dream diary

Posted on January 30, 2012 by janh1

Anse Chastanet. “We have to go there” I remember saying when I was reading about St Lucia and realised this place was a world-class dive site. Anse Chastanet. Say it softly and the sussuration slips off the tongue like a … Continue reading →

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Hot holiday diary 2

Posted on January 25, 2012 by janh1

Another chunk of roughly-hewn Caribbean diary: “Thin lizard – lime green – on terrace wall this morning. Sun up and Caribbean looking good over there in the distance above the trees and beyond the faux Spanish church. Breakfast was big … Continue reading →

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The Rare Aegean Sea Pasty and Curious Creatures of the Not-Very-Deep

Posted on July 28, 2010 by janh1

The guy had been to Sharm el-Sheikh. Red Sea. World-renowed diving site. But he didn’t go diving. So I had to ask why. “I did a bit of snorkelling that’s all.  I don’t really like the sea. It’s such an alien … Continue reading →

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Pedal power

Posted on July 24, 2010 by janh1

You’ll no doubt feel completely indifferent to the news that my pedalo blister has almost gone. Its arrival was unexpected and quite painful.   I was just getting over another injury (thrown by wave against coral-covered rock of St Nicholas … Continue reading →

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