| The Other Guests:
American …. all of them!
I could not have asked for a nicer group of people to travel with
12 were from one group based in New York, two met this group on a previous trip and were invited to join them on the T&CEII this week, there were two guys that came together and one more guy who travelled on his own …. and me
I was so well looked after, once John got over his initial worry about Cy. He was convinced that he would have to rescue me at some point. Luckily he did not – I hope I proved myself?
- Donna lent me tooth paste and two different types of anti itch ointments (I was the only one to get bitten by sea lice)
- Anne lent me stuff to heal my bites/ stings and batteries
- Stan lent me meat tenderiser
- Trish lent me clothes and a hood (if I had asked her for the kitchen sink she would have produced that from her back pack and she let me keep the hood - thanks)
- Steve would pull me out of the tank stop when I did my impression of a demented turtle
- John tried to sort out my camera
- All the boys “zipped” me up!
Some notable things that were said to me:
- “oh, you are so teenee beenee”
- “don’t you speak English good”
- “when you talk, you sound so intelligent”
- “you must breathe under water”
- “why don’t you just use your pony as your main and the crack bottle on your DSMB as your pony?”
- “have you only just got back to the boat” said by people who were de-kitted, showered and half way through lunch as I emerged from the depths
- “you should add a few layers of fat so I don’t get so cold”
And, I gained the admiration of a few because I do my own planning and travel on my own and I solo dive
….. yes, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right – I have no friends!
I have been invited to join them in Lake George some time over the summer, or on their next trip, which I would love to do. I will bring Wagon Wheels and Curly Wurlys
A few of them are going to Gos in two months so it gave me the chance to reminisce and talk about my trip there last October. I kept a few things to myself, though ;o) |