1 week turned into 6

Wowza I went on the boat for one week and eight weeks later ended up working six, having dengue for one and Hurrican Felix mucking up the other. All and all everything is fabulous now. Time really flies when you're on 24/7 for 6 weeks and you really learn a lot. Courtney and spent last week working together and now he is on with another new guy. I'm pretty sure we're testing the captain and the first mate's patience with the learning curve. Next week it is going to be all three newbies so I'll let you all know how that goes. A typical day on board is jumping in at 7:30 to tie up the boat then an 8:00 dive then deck duty, then serve lunch. Move and tie up again, deck duty, and dive for the afternoon. If you are the night diver you get eat dinner with the guests and typically you skip your afternoon dive. With taking pictures both topside and underwater, cleaning, and generally keeping the guests happy your day is full. Needless to say I sleep really well and I've only woken up once in the galley 'sleep eating' some bread and another instance in which I fell/ jumped out of my bunk during a nightmare. The chef, steward, and the 2 divemasters all stay in one cabin about the size of most people's bathrooms with our toilet and shower next door. It is literally impossible for us to all be standing in our cabin at the same time however we have just enough space for sleeping and storing our stuff. Fortunately the chef and steward are really friendly and we have been getting on really well. Diving has been incredible and we got to swim with dolphins, whalesharks and manta rays. Putting so much time in underwater you start seeing things that you never spotted before which is amazing for oneself and keeps guests happy. Week before last we had a underwater photography school on and I got to sit in on lessons that people were paying big bucks for which was a bonus. Soon I will Photopro all on my own and resposible for taking all the photos for the week.

Courtney is taking this week off from diving but working the deck wearing finger protection. He is hoping next week he will be in the water. He had an x ray this week and there is some nail growth which no one expected! Gotta run but hope to write more this week while I'm off. Hope all is well with everyone!