13th July 2018

I don't know whether jet lag affects you more as you get older but we both really struggled the first few days we were back on Koh Tao.  We arrived back on the Tuesday afternoon and I took the next day off as I was shattered and also wanted to clean the house from ghekko poo, cobwebs and dust.    Poor ole Simon, was straight back into filming Open Water students as the video team were short on bodies.  I really don't know how he managed as he had hardly any sleep and swollen ankles which were really painful to walk with.   He is such a trooper!!


Since we've been back, most days have been overcast with the wind picking up late afternoon bringing the odd heavy shower.  The UK was hotter LOL

We've had friends visiting from San Francisco, Garth, Alissa and Jamie.  It's been 10 years or so since I last saw Alissa but only a couple of years since Garth & Jamie popped into the farm for a surprise visit.   While they were here, Jamie did his Junior Open Water, Garth & Alissa did a refresher course and came out with Simon and I on a few fun dives and they even joined in with our beach clean up with the DMC's.  After that, everyday they used to walk up to Crystal along the beach from the Regal resort with a handfuls of rubbish.  It was great to see!

All the gear and no idea :-D

Beach Clean up with the gang

Night watching the footy  ..Come on England!!

Jamie's first family fun dive with Garth & Alissa

Today was a sad day as they left the island on the next leg of their journey.  They are now off to Borneo to the Orangutan rehabilitation center which Simon and I visited on our honeymoon.   Arghhh  ..amazing memories :-D

03 July 2018

Spending the majority of June in the UK has been bliss.  We've had gorgeous weather in fact the weather has been better than Thailand.  Since we left, the weather has been really windy and wet :-D

As always it's been fantastic to spend time with the family and friends and to have holidays within a holiday.   Spending a week with 16 family members might sound like a nightmare for some people but we all had an amazing time.

Jans 60th surprise in Tuscany

After arriving back at the farm with Rosie and Charles, it was only a couple of days before we were off again.  This time to visit Simon's family, staying a night at his dads...

Dinner with Kate & Roger

...his mum's for a meal and then on to a 40th Birthday party and then his brothers before driving onto Skipsea Sands holiday park for a little mini break with his mum, Del, Roy, auntie Pat and uncle Ken which was a giggle.

Out with Si's family before a 

The drive to Skipsea. Cuthbert at the wheel

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Boat trip on the river Ouse, York 

Auntie Pat, Ken & Si's mum chilling in the caravan

Whats at the end of your garden?

Coastal road has been reclaimed

It's lovely coming back to the UK.  Simon and I are especially lucky to be able to stay with Rosie and Charles on the farm.  Coming back and staying elsewhere would just not be the same. We are so fortunate that we have such an amazing family  :-D