New Life... xxx

So, I am now officially a certified SCUBA diver!!! Wow!
Very, very happy I must admit.

I was very lucky growing up spending EVERY summer on a Peninsula called 'Lysekil', situated on the beautiful SW coast of Sweden...

I was actually accepted to a Marine Biology College on the same Peninsula, but at 15 I unfortunately had to turn it down for family reasons. Very sad... I got a tattoo of a Dolphin at 19 instead! ;)

Either way my ever fondest memories and where I felt MOST at home has been in Lysekil - preferably on a boat, or Island, or as deep under water I could go. I was never a 'strong' swimmer, I was a strong diver! I LOVED being underneath water rather than above. I ask my family now, wondering why they let me run around free as a young child ; on the big boat or jump ashore first or climb the Island or dive the waters... The answer I lovingly get is I was apparently very confident and skilful! :) Which warms my heart very much...

As mentioned my fondest memories and the only feeling of 'home' has been by the sea, Truth!
I was 15 when I was accepted to a Marine Biology College, destined to become a SCUBA Diver. Now I am 30 (although I certainly don't look it! ;) x) Always missed being beneath the ocean,but am now supposedly taking a tractor driver licence at my Wine Production College this autumn.... ???

Hmmm...
I am sooooo happy to FINALLY call my self an official Open Water SCUBA Diver,
This is just the beginning! xxx

First part of our honeymoon in The Philippines

Good Morning El Nido!! (Sleep tight UK and Sweden)...

The very hot and dry weather has finally arrived to the Palawan Islands! Went Island hopping and snorkelling around the many beaches, lagoons and corral reefs around the area with  2 other couples and 2 guides using very local beautiful boats.

5 hours was hard for a snorkelling Padawan like I but it was wonderful - we just leapt of the boat into the clear azure waters and swam with the most wonderful tropical fishes of different shapes, sizes and certainly colours - Swimming into hidden lagoons that just got smaller and smaller. The ocean is so warm here. 

We also got prepared chargrilled Swordfish on a white beach for lunch and ended up in a swarm of fish whilst feeding them - total news to me - tropical fish LOVE bananas!!!! Sooooo funny...They went mad! Planning to stay at our resort today as we both got tired and sunburnt from yesterday. Last day in El Nido on Thursday so tomorrow we are going on a private boat tour snorkelling in new places all day. Today we are just gonna continue writing postcards; swim, lounge, get massaged and eat around the pool! Next part of our Honeymoon will consist of an 8-10 hour boat trip to the Town Coron (Busanga Islands I believe) and get picked up by another boat to take us to a private island with a few bungalows on a beach, a restaurant and bar + our very own villa and beach for 11 days! We will do more trips and snorkelling from there (at least so as to prevent us from the isolation driving us mad. ;))
Sangat Island is famous for it's shipwreck diving. During the second world war a Japanese fleet was sunken in fairly shallow waters.

Bit creepy to be honest but we will snorkel and see them. Got no PADI yet as weather has been bad, but at least I feel proud of now being able to dive with a snorkel down about 5m deep to get super close to the coral. :) Underwater camera was used so hopefully evidence with follow. Oh, and at lunch suddenly a Komodo Dragon wandered up from a swim in the ocean, calmly walked past us and in to a hole in the huge rock surrounding us....

Amazing! Loving every moment. 

x Charlotte