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  • Picnic at Messila Beach

    Photos of the picnic held on Saturday at Messila Beach.

    Ian at Messila Beach

    Click here to go to a gallery of all the images.

  • Villa, What is Staying

    Here is another view of the villa from the outside.

    Villa

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  • Villa Contract Signed

    I signed the contract today for the villa. Photos to follow tomorrow of what is staying behind. They will leave some furniture and drapes. Staying is:

    We can always have it removed later on. It will make the initial moving in much easier.

    Statistics are:

    Lot size:

    400 square meters (4305 square feet)

    House size:

    650 square meters (6996 square feet) (This doesn’t seem right though. I’d say by our standards bout 3500 square feet maximum. That is probably the external dimensions of the whole house, not counted as done in North America. Well, anyhow it is big enough.

    Ceiling height:

    9 feet 2 inches (seems a bit higher though).
  • Qaruh Dives — 15, 16, 17

    Deep Dive at the Qaruh Wreck
    Down to 35.5 meters on 30% Nitrox.

    This was my second dive of the SDI Deep Diver course. So now I’m a certified Deep Diver, to go to a maximum of 40 meters (130 feet). Of course the bottom time at this depth is only a few minutes though.

    Dive 1

    Wreck sketch
    This sketch from the Kuwait Mantas site. Click here for their overview of dive sites in Kuwait. I went to one of their socials and decided that it wasn’t the group that I want to dive with now.

    Reef Dive
    Dive 2

    Night Dive
    First ever
    Dive 3

  • Qaruh Island Dives

    Long Reef Dive
    Did this on 34% Nitrox as I just finished my TDI Nitrox certification the night before. In fact the plan was to dive the wreck, but the water was too rough for the boat to anchor, so we did the reef. This was my longest dive to date.
    Dive 1

    Long Reef Dive
    Dive 2

  • Eid Weekend

    Well, if it was announced tonight, we’d get Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday off. But is wasn’t announced, so off to the office on Wednesday and only getting Saturday and Sunday off for a four day weekend. Remembe the weekend here is Thursday and Friday. So more diving days planned, Thursday and Saturday.