Compass Point Resort

Richard had the day off and the sun came out in all its glory today..hurray!! We went to Rum Point again on the north side of the island.  It has to be one of the most loveliest places on the island, with white sand and blue blue sea, plus some great ...

Spent the afternoon diving on Sunset Reef, a short boat trip from Compass Point.  First time out for Richard and I (finally) where we could both relax and just dive.  The picture shows me and a 250 year old anchor from the Wreck of the Ten ...

... again. How is this possible in such a tiny town? Eventually we find the Big Durian in the middle of town and it becomes our compass point for our stay. We stop and have a cold drink cause its getting damn hot, which is a big difference to the relatively ...

... a deposit we only left ourselves with 15 Yuan (about €2). Vendors were selling drinks and ice lollies at each gate/each compass point. Foolishly (there is a reason Tom normally keeps hold of the money) at the first gate I thought we'd earned a ...

... .... starting in the huge main square of Plaza de Independencia, I ventured out to the purpose built 4 squared at each cardinal compass point : Chile, Italia, San Martin & Espana... each different and pretty..... the public were out in force, reading, ...

... pressie, which was some new swimwear, and I spent the afternoon by the pool.  In the evening we went to the Reef resort, a short drive up the coast, and had complimentary rum punch (with about half a bottle of rum per glass - excellent !) ...

Just had a very intense day, sometimes a bit scary, but all good !! Spent the morning in the dive resort pool and then in the afternoon went out on the boat to their training site and did a couple of dives out in the open water.  Richard was there ...

... my Open Water e-course and passed!! Took most of the day (and last couple of days), with a brief interlude to try out the resort bikes and ride to the local beach just 10mins away, and to watch Richard undertake his Divemaster swim tests - 400m swim and ...

... be able to view on her website soon.  Afterwards we had final dinner on the beach at Kaibo, really beautiful spot, not far from Rum Point. Anyway, we're off today to the Bahamas, feel a bit sad to be leaving, but onwards ..... we're hoping we've got ...

Yesterday afternoon we drove for about half an hour up to Rum Point and Cayman Kai, which is on the north part of the island.  Gorgeous beaches and glass fronted apartments with indoor swimming pools! (we want one!!), v quiet again... it seems most ...

... and tremendous coral dive site.  The objective of our second dive was underwater navigation, which involves both using a compass as well as natural navigation.  Using a compass underwater is relatively straightforward as you use the planned ...

... knowledge (and a compass) I then had to do a 30m reciprocal heading (30m east, 30m west), and then a complete square following the compass clockwise (30m east, 30m south, 30m west & 30m north). At one point I lost count and was unsure if I would land ...

... . I scored 49/50. 98%! Very chuffed The afternoon dive at Chumphon Pinnacle involved practicing a controlled emergency swimming ascent and compass skill 180 degree turn... but on the plus side I saw yellow tailed barracuda, blue ring angelfish and a ...

... with many turns and then finding our way back. One of us was resonsible for kick cycles, the other compass headings.  It was at this point that Sarah bore witness to an underwater domestic, as trying to communicate underwater with hand signals ...

... Tues 13th Jan - Struggle to surface at 7am; all with sore heads. Catch the courtesy bus down to the Marina where we board "Compass" for our trip to The Great Barrier Reef. After 2hrs we reach "Hastings Reef" and have a quick snorkel. M,S&C go ...

... motorways, we set off on the superb Routes Nationale that criss cross France. A simple job to get to Marseilles via Arles, but captain compass here misreads a few signs and we end up 10 km south of Ales. No real drama though as the roads are fantastic - ...

... as planned. We took a short but very bumpy ferry ride over to Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island (so named because Captain Cook’s compass went funny as he sailed passed) and then a local bus around the coast to the small resort of Horseshore Bay and the ...

... She decides what she really wants to try to run across the heart of the island basically through the jungle, finding her way with a compass through a spider webs network of dirt roads used by farmers and ranchers (total distance between 10 and 20 K with a ...

... we would have to navigate around the site ourselves.  The first skill involved one person navigating in a given direction using their compass, the other person keeping track of how far they’d traveled, doing a 180, and (hopefully) ending up at ...

... maraes (temples).  I am drawn to and fascinated by this area.  An ancient circle of stones, the killing stone, the compass stone, and the guilty rocks.  This ancient area is now in a park like setting with beautiful grounds and a new ...