15 March 2020

Hi everyone!
We hope that everyone is well and that you're not going crazy with all this Coronavirus hype.   So many people having to cancel plans, flights, trips.  I hope it doesn't get any worse or it blows over (wishful thinking) before we head back to the UK, as we're both looking forward to coming back in April and don't want to spend half our trip in isolation ..it's going to be so much fun ..NOT!

We are both good.  Work has been really busy with courses, Eco Interns, so it's been full on trying to keep them all occupied.   They're a nice bunch and they're have been pretty proactive, so have been able to just let them get on with tasks :-D     Makes such a nice change when you don't have to micromanage people.  Rare to have so many interns with common sense too ;-D

The eco gang

It's been hot hot hot here!   40 degrees most days, just a little bit too hot for my liking.   The visibility has been pretty terrible for the last month or so, only around 3-6 meters.  Not the best diving conditions but at least the corals are being protected a little from the UV rays, so they're less likely to bleach ...fingers crossed.

Last Wednesday we joined a hike and cleaned up at one of the less visited bays, Lighthouse Bay.  A startling 213 bags of trash were collected from the beach & rocks.  Most of the garbage was single use plastics, polystyrene, flip-flops, lighters, toothbrushes, syringes, bottles, rope, fishing lures.  This was just one bay ...what are we doing to our planet?!   

Bags filled previously but needed rebagging

Only way to take the bags off, canoe to dive boat

Disheartening

Love to all!!!

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