After years of talking about getting a roof extension to give us some shade from the strong afternoon sun, it all turned very fast into action and reality. Big thanks to friends who helped us make this happen. Its AWESAME as Conal, divemaster, would have expressed it. A bit under 2 days and it was done. Amanda, instructor, supplied us with pics.
A lot of people were overseeing the work and the progress. Here Phil and Ken watching from above.
And here is the support team watching from across the...

Marcos (our boatcaptain) and his fiancee Carmen are telling me once again to thank everybody who helped them getting through the months of uncertainty for their little boy, Marquito. Are the doctors going to remove the kidney or not? Is the new treatment they decided to try out gonna work? And on top of all these worries, Carmen herself had to have kidneystones removed.
Thanks again for all donations and great tip money to Marcos which went to help to pay the hospital bills.
Well, Carmen and Marquito are back on Roatan. Marcos is happy. They came for a visit today at the diveshop. (I know the photo got a bit too much sun}. As I understand, Marquito will still be on medication for a long time still. If no...

Great deals at Mariposa Lodge and Mariposa Pequena this month for walk- ins.

Min. 3 nights at the Mariposa Lodge for $35 a night (1-2 people), 3rd person +$10
Luxuary accomodation, hot water showers, TV with DVD (no cable, but they have a big selections of cd's), fully equipped kitchen, bottled water supplied, safe box in room, daily housekeeping.

Mariposa Pequena for $20 a night (1-2 people), 3rd person +$10
Shared bathrooms with hot water, shared spacious well equipped kitchen, ceiling fans, bottled water supplied, personal lockers, daily housekeeping.

Enjoy canadaen Sue and Mikes hospitality.

And its only 2 minutes away from Tyll's Dive!!!

Let us introduce Amanda and welcome her to Tyll's Dive.
Amanda is taking over from Kala who is going back to Canada mid June. We don't need to change on the board that we speak Canadian, since Amanda is also from Canada.

Luckily Clay and Lisa arrived from Arizona on thursday, after not having been here for about two years, and wanted finally do their advanced course. Here they are going over homework, and what they saw on the dive.

There is nothing better than have some nice people wandering in and out of the shop. Enjoying their dive experience with Mo and Rino.
After Semana Santa was over it got kind a quiet. But still had some great divers coming through from the cruiseship. People who do not like "cattle-diving".
Then Ernesto contacts us. Me and some friends are coming down for a few days. Always thinks he is from Nicaragua, bu everytime he has to correct me, no Guatemala, I lived in Nicaragua. But we remember always right that he likes the german football team from the last World Cup.
Ernesto is a diveenthusiast, and got a treat going out this afternoon one on one with Rino. And they spotted an octopus feeding on a conch. They told they wanted just to stay put and watch this. So rare to see.
And now we wait for them all...

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