I drove Asnida to the airport earlier this morning and she's on her way to Lisbon now. After spending 3 months together it's rather hard to leave each other so it's a sad day.
Here's a vid to cheer myself up...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
enriched air nitrox diver :)
Did the theory exam for enriched air nitrox (EAN) diver yesterday and passed with flying colors :)
I didn't have to dive so getting anxious to get underwater again. The thumb is close enough to 100% by now. Next up is the multilevel diver course, will have to see when I can do it. I'll wait until Asnida has left so we can spend the last 6 days together.
We're going on a levada walk tomorrow morning, it's called "25 fountains" so I'm curious if we'll indeed see 25 waterfalls...
I didn't have to dive so getting anxious to get underwater again. The thumb is close enough to 100% by now. Next up is the multilevel diver course, will have to see when I can do it. I'll wait until Asnida has left so we can spend the last 6 days together.
We're going on a levada walk tomorrow morning, it's called "25 fountains" so I'm curious if we'll indeed see 25 waterfalls...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Finally managed to edit and convert the Flower Parade vids so I uploaded them HERE. YouTube flagged the vid for copyright infringement but that's probably due to one of the songs that people used in the parade. Not much I can do about that.
We dropped off Barbara at the airport last night and Asnida grabbed a free info booklet with info on Madeira. It also showed a pic of the Nucleo do Dragoeiro das Neves which is located in Sao Goncalo but a b@tch to find haha!
Eventually after some annoyance we finally found them: PICS.
We did a lot of shopping yesterday. Even bought a standing airco system thingie to help cool off now that the weather is around 25 Celsius. We also bought a flotation seat for Asnida which we might use next weekend to go swimming :)
Her time here is rapidly coming to an end, only 11 days left...
We dropped off Barbara at the airport last night and Asnida grabbed a free info booklet with info on Madeira. It also showed a pic of the Nucleo do Dragoeiro das Neves which is located in Sao Goncalo but a b@tch to find haha!
Eventually after some annoyance we finally found them: PICS.
We did a lot of shopping yesterday. Even bought a standing airco system thingie to help cool off now that the weather is around 25 Celsius. We also bought a flotation seat for Asnida which we might use next weekend to go swimming :)
Her time here is rapidly coming to an end, only 11 days left...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
weather = two thumbs up
It's been sunny the whole week with temperatures between 23 and 25 Celsius. My right thumb is feeling better with each next day so I'll play football again tomorrow :-)
Asnida is leaving in exactly 2 weeks. Time definitely has been flying by. I wonder if anyone in KL will still recognize her when she gets back lol.
Asnida is leaving in exactly 2 weeks. Time definitely has been flying by. I wonder if anyone in KL will still recognize her when she gets back lol.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Almost forgot to mention that the Madeira Divepoint also offers swimming with dolphins and only for 35 euro per person. I told them that they should advertise this a lot more because that's a lot less than what Asnida and I paid with the other company (which was 60 euro).
It's funny how easily tourists are convinced to spend an XX amount of money on something thinking it's a good deal while in reality you're just being fooled. Gotta love the tourism branch!
It's funny how easily tourists are convinced to spend an XX amount of money on something thinking it's a good deal while in reality you're just being fooled. Gotta love the tourism branch!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Porto Moniz trip
We went to Porto Moniz yesterday and had a short stop in Sao Vicente on the way there. The weather was good, bit cloudy but fairly warm. Went to the tiny aquarium in Porto Moniz and also swim in the natural outdoors swimming pool. PICS!
On the way back we opted to drive the scenic route back and we covered most of that but once we got to Ponta do Sol we were running out of time. We had to be at a dinner party at 8pm so we switched to the highway and got back to Funchal in less than half an hour. Then we had to find a store which sells showerheads since ours died yesterday morning when I dropped it in the bath tub. After Sergi told us to go check out the AKI store we quickly found a new showerhead and installed it when we got back home.
After a quick shower we headed over to Barbara and Valentina's apartment and weren't even the last ones to arrive :-)
Today we accompanied Sergi, Monica and Barbara who did the discover scuba diving program and shot some pics of them. Asnida posted some of the pics on her FaceBook.
I think they all enjoyed it and maybe they'll even get certified as divers.
As for me, my thumb is slowly feeling more normal again. Started putting a little bit of pressure/weight on it and feels okay so far.
I already arranged my next scuba course which is the enriched air course. Especially since it doesn't require me to do any dives it's perfect to tie me over until my thumb is fully healed. Got the manual, several dive charts and an instructional DVD so should be good times :-)
On the way back we opted to drive the scenic route back and we covered most of that but once we got to Ponta do Sol we were running out of time. We had to be at a dinner party at 8pm so we switched to the highway and got back to Funchal in less than half an hour. Then we had to find a store which sells showerheads since ours died yesterday morning when I dropped it in the bath tub. After Sergi told us to go check out the AKI store we quickly found a new showerhead and installed it when we got back home.
After a quick shower we headed over to Barbara and Valentina's apartment and weren't even the last ones to arrive :-)
Today we accompanied Sergi, Monica and Barbara who did the discover scuba diving program and shot some pics of them. Asnida posted some of the pics on her FaceBook.
I think they all enjoyed it and maybe they'll even get certified as divers.
As for me, my thumb is slowly feeling more normal again. Started putting a little bit of pressure/weight on it and feels okay so far.
I already arranged my next scuba course which is the enriched air course. Especially since it doesn't require me to do any dives it's perfect to tie me over until my thumb is fully healed. Got the manual, several dive charts and an instructional DVD so should be good times :-)
Thursday, June 09, 2011
The thumb is still slowly healing so no football today. Yes, I said today (Thursday), not tomorrow (Friday) because tomorrow is a public holiday :-)
To celebrate that we're going to Porto Moniz on the north side of the Madeira island to check out the town and the aquarium. Should be fun!
Tomorrow night is a dinner party at Barbara and Valentina's place so no need to cook for ourselves.
On Saturday a few more colleagues (Monica, Sergi, Barbara wants to repeat it) will do the discover scuba program. Asnida and I will go along to plan my next scuba courses and take some pics.
I read that recovery from a dislocated thumb can take 3 to 6 weeks. I wore the glove for 2 weeks which just stabilized/immobilized the thumb. So this week is the first week I'm doing daily exercises to get rid of the stiffness and get the flexibility and refined motor skills back.
Let's hope it will feel close to normal after 4 weeks!
To celebrate that we're going to Porto Moniz on the north side of the Madeira island to check out the town and the aquarium. Should be fun!
Tomorrow night is a dinner party at Barbara and Valentina's place so no need to cook for ourselves.
On Saturday a few more colleagues (Monica, Sergi, Barbara wants to repeat it) will do the discover scuba program. Asnida and I will go along to plan my next scuba courses and take some pics.
I read that recovery from a dislocated thumb can take 3 to 6 weeks. I wore the glove for 2 weeks which just stabilized/immobilized the thumb. So this week is the first week I'm doing daily exercises to get rid of the stiffness and get the flexibility and refined motor skills back.
Let's hope it will feel close to normal after 4 weeks!
Sunday, June 05, 2011
The dolphin watching (link to pics and vids!) yesterday was fun, took a while to find any but eventually we got to see bottlenose dolphins (like Flipper) and common dolphins. I tried to swim with the common ones but they were too shy. Saw about 4 of them who vanishes in like 10 seconds so we got refunded for the swimming with dolphins part.
Might do this again some other time in the summer. But then I'll make sure to bring a hat. My head's looking like a lobster today haha.
Here's one of the vids Asnida shot:
Might do this again some other time in the summer. But then I'll make sure to bring a hat. My head's looking like a lobster today haha.
Here's one of the vids Asnida shot:
Friday, June 03, 2011
Almost been 2 weeks of wearing the love glove now. It's starting to really irritate me so I'll leave it off tomorrow. Can't wear it when hitting the water with the dolphins anyway. Will bring it just in case.
The thumb is still very stiff but by wearing the glove the stiffness obviously won't go away. It's getting less sensitive too. Sometimes I'd wake up in pain during the past 2 weeks when my thumb hit my pillow or my mattress while sleeping.
I'll try to start doing some thumb exercises from Monday on. I'll check to see if I can use the shifting gear in my car 'cause I'm tired of catching the bus to and from work.
If there's not much progress next week then I'll contact my chiropractor who helped me with my back issues.
At some point it will feel like normal again... I hope haha.
The thumb is still very stiff but by wearing the glove the stiffness obviously won't go away. It's getting less sensitive too. Sometimes I'd wake up in pain during the past 2 weeks when my thumb hit my pillow or my mattress while sleeping.
I'll try to start doing some thumb exercises from Monday on. I'll check to see if I can use the shifting gear in my car 'cause I'm tired of catching the bus to and from work.
If there's not much progress next week then I'll contact my chiropractor who helped me with my back issues.
At some point it will feel like normal again... I hope haha.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
I already mentioned it yesterday but this morning we went to the Rota dos Cetáceos office to book a whale/dolphin watching trip for this Saturday at 12:30pm. We're also signed up to swim with the dolphins. There's a maximum of 4 people per trip who can go swimming with the dolphins.
Of course they cannot guarantee seeing whales or dolphins but they will give us a free 2nd trip if we don't see any. Pretty good deal I'd say :-)
After we booked the trip we ran into someone who was selling fruit out on the street. Asnida's strawberry addiction forced her to buy more strawberries again. She might start to get serious detox symptoms once she's back in KL...
Of course they cannot guarantee seeing whales or dolphins but they will give us a free 2nd trip if we don't see any. Pretty good deal I'd say :-)
After we booked the trip we ran into someone who was selling fruit out on the street. Asnida's strawberry addiction forced her to buy more strawberries again. She might start to get serious detox symptoms once she's back in KL...
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