100. Rock Bottom

Today is my second anniversary – 2 years aboard Sonic Boom, 33 islands and 100 posts. To celebrate enter your email and become a follower, and you could win a prize.

S/V Vida Libre and my friend Dana arrived from Jamaica on Monday. We’ll go diving together soon. I’m also hoping to go diving with Ben from Diver’s Supply. We can get free rental equipment and cheap tanks from work. Work continues at Diver’s Supply, and at last it’s payday – another cause for celebration. Hitting rock bottom at least means the only way is up.

7 Mile

99. Death's Door

My first week of work at Diver’s Supply went really well. The other staff are great, and I’ve already started making commission. I borrowed a mountain bike from Rodriguez, my Indian friend, so getting to work isn’t a problem anymore. Still hungry, but payday is in ten days. Today was my first day off; I went to the beach, took a shower and then went to the super market in search of free samples.

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98. Scuba Pro

I made it back to Grand Cayman, and walked home from the airport. I am completely broke, actually now I’ve run out of money/credit altogether until payday (in a couple of weeks). Before then I’ve got food, bus fares and laundry to pay for.  So it looks like lots of walking, hand washing clothes and not much food for the next week or two, but I’ll make it somehow.

Scuba lesons in George Town

Today is my birthday, so I went to Seven Mile beach. Work starts tomorrow at Diver’s Supply.

97. You Only Live Twice

Negril

My work visa came through – what a relief! I searched for flights and ended up on a Sunday night flight from Kingston. It saves me having to pay for another hotel room, although tomorrow night it’s not really even a room; I’m in a garden hammock, for ten bucks.

On the road to Kingston

I took the 8am bus, which broke down about half way. It ended up taking six hours to New Kingston, but then I managed to share a taxi to the airport with two Germans. I’m not so sad to be leaving Jamaica this time, since I’ll be living on the next island; I’ll definitely be here again soon.

Going to Church in Kingston