Diving was cold! After being spoilt in the tropics for so long, the cold dark and murky depths of UK diving didn’t look quite so inviting! I did a couple of dives, but mostly treated myself to mince pies and a book in bed, or discussed the state of the world’s fisheries with the skipper, who was jolly nice and let me drive his boat around.
New Years Eve was spent dodging firecrackers which I managed to sneak back illegally (I presume) from the Philippines, drinking lots of Bison vodka and swigging Moet from a bottle at midnight. All good fun!
Becks is a marine ecology PhD student, living in Queensland (Australia), Dumaguete (Philippines) and London (UK). Marinegirl is her online alter-ego. She dreamt her up as as super-gorgeous superhero saving the underwater world (if you've seen Captain Planet, you get the idea). She is not, and never will be, in the marines.