My days on Utila! Well I could write a lot about this amazing place, the nice people I met, all the things I learned, the parties almost every night and the sunny weather.
But I think I just give a slight overview. Haha and it would be better not to tell everything...
I came to Utila to do some diving with Nora (the German girl I met in Belize) and do my rescue diver certificate. But it happened to me what happens to so many people, I stayed for more than 2 months.
Haha, yeah but I really had such a great time and enjoyed every minute.
Was so nice to dive and party with Nora, but she had to go back soon. When she left I started the rescue course and in the end I decided to do my dive master there as well. I thought it might be useful while traveling to stop and work from time to time.
The dive center was Alton's and I got there through a friend that worked there and who I met a year before in Egypt diving of course.
My dive master training included not only learning skills, I had to work in the shop and do all the stuff that I would have to deal with if I worked there for real. That meant be there at 7 am in the morning to get all equipment ready for the divers, prepare the boat and start smiling! Same for the afternoon boat or whatever was scheduled for the day. So this is how I learned all about how a dive shop works for a dive master.
The rest of the time I spent in the hammocks on the dock reading, well studying my dive master manual. Or I was out partying with all my new friends I met at the shop as well tourists that came along. Most of the parties were at Tranquila bar and I have really good but also bad memories of this place. Hehe, Tequila Tuesdays were the worst! 10 Limpiras for a shot of Tequila what is only a few cents, so for about few Euro you get 10 shots and that is enough to do many stupid things after having them. Sometimes I wish my friends form home or my brother would be there to party with me. But luckily it never happened anything bad to me, like one friend who lost her 4 front teeth after an extensive party there. Somehow there were lots of loose teeth and they were always connected to me, uh! It wasn't me! But after most nights you just have a hard time getting up next day and survive the morning boat. ,-) But since I love diving I don't mind an early start.
Especially when we had dolphins around the boat playing with us, so that we could go in snorkeling with them. Those days were the best and of course every time we went to the north side of the island for some diving. So good diving there. That was as well the place for the lion fish tournament. Since the lion fish is an alien species in the Caribbean everybody goes hunting for them. At the tournament appr. 500 fish were killed and it was so delicious food what the local girls cooked out of it.
Another great event was Halloween when we all got dressed up and had good times partying at Alton's, Cross Creek and Tranquila. Another great party spot was the bar in the bush, but it was only open certain Fridays.
When I finally finished my dive master my last skill to fulfill was the snorkeltest, which is a funny drinking game. You get a mask on and snorkel in your mouth with a cutted bottle attached on top. This was filled with a mixture of alcohol and juices what you have to drink straight because it won't stop pressuring down. Good fun and got drunk early, big night out, haha.
After I was certified I started working for Alton's to get some more experience in being a diving tour guide. They even wanted to hire me for the main season but I only stayed for two more weeks and then followed my original plan of traveling.
I really enjoyed the job as a dive master and the place. Thanks to all the people who work there and to my new friends I found on the island. You made my time there so special and I am so happy that I was part of it. I learned a lot, had new experiences and so much fun in these two months. Met as well so many great people traveling. One thing is for sure, I will definitely come back to Utila to see what's going on someday!
But every great time comes to an end eventually, so I decided end of November to go on and start traveling again. Next stop Nicaragua!
I mean as I said I could write so much more about the island, new friends, great times, yummy dinner we cooked, loads of alcohol, diving experiences, parties, boys or funny things that happened around me but I think you got a good idea of how it was. :-)
But I think I just give a slight overview. Haha and it would be better not to tell everything...
Haha, yeah but I really had such a great time and enjoyed every minute.
Was so nice to dive and party with Nora, but she had to go back soon. When she left I started the rescue course and in the end I decided to do my dive master there as well. I thought it might be useful while traveling to stop and work from time to time.
The dive center was Alton's and I got there through a friend that worked there and who I met a year before in Egypt diving of course.
My dive master training included not only learning skills, I had to work in the shop and do all the stuff that I would have to deal with if I worked there for real. That meant be there at 7 am in the morning to get all equipment ready for the divers, prepare the boat and start smiling! Same for the afternoon boat or whatever was scheduled for the day. So this is how I learned all about how a dive shop works for a dive master.
The rest of the time I spent in the hammocks on the dock reading, well studying my dive master manual. Or I was out partying with all my new friends I met at the shop as well tourists that came along. Most of the parties were at Tranquila bar and I have really good but also bad memories of this place. Hehe, Tequila Tuesdays were the worst! 10 Limpiras for a shot of Tequila what is only a few cents, so for about few Euro you get 10 shots and that is enough to do many stupid things after having them. Sometimes I wish my friends form home or my brother would be there to party with me. But luckily it never happened anything bad to me, like one friend who lost her 4 front teeth after an extensive party there. Somehow there were lots of loose teeth and they were always connected to me, uh! It wasn't me! But after most nights you just have a hard time getting up next day and survive the morning boat. ,-) But since I love diving I don't mind an early start.
Especially when we had dolphins around the boat playing with us, so that we could go in snorkeling with them. Those days were the best and of course every time we went to the north side of the island for some diving. So good diving there. That was as well the place for the lion fish tournament. Since the lion fish is an alien species in the Caribbean everybody goes hunting for them. At the tournament appr. 500 fish were killed and it was so delicious food what the local girls cooked out of it.Another great event was Halloween when we all got dressed up and had good times partying at Alton's, Cross Creek and Tranquila. Another great party spot was the bar in the bush, but it was only open certain Fridays.
When I finally finished my dive master my last skill to fulfill was the snorkeltest, which is a funny drinking game. You get a mask on and snorkel in your mouth with a cutted bottle attached on top. This was filled with a mixture of alcohol and juices what you have to drink straight because it won't stop pressuring down. Good fun and got drunk early, big night out, haha.
After I was certified I started working for Alton's to get some more experience in being a diving tour guide. They even wanted to hire me for the main season but I only stayed for two more weeks and then followed my original plan of traveling.I really enjoyed the job as a dive master and the place. Thanks to all the people who work there and to my new friends I found on the island. You made my time there so special and I am so happy that I was part of it. I learned a lot, had new experiences and so much fun in these two months. Met as well so many great people traveling. One thing is for sure, I will definitely come back to Utila to see what's going on someday!
But every great time comes to an end eventually, so I decided end of November to go on and start traveling again. Next stop Nicaragua!
I mean as I said I could write so much more about the island, new friends, great times, yummy dinner we cooked, loads of alcohol, diving experiences, parties, boys or funny things that happened around me but I think you got a good idea of how it was. :-)
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