I kinda wish I could go back to La Esp too, although all my friends have left there now. If it wasn't for the hassle of travelling in this country I would, I've set my heart on flying from here to Tegus though, it's a tiny plane and takes you round over the island before you leave, also I have enough money to stay in a really nice hotel for my last night in Honduras! I was considering trying to save some of the extra money and change it back to pounds when I got home, then I came to my senses and decided to spend it all on myself here!

Apparently we are in carnival week, the island is completely full of people but nothing seems to be happening, the beach is just more crowded - apparently the parade on saturday is fun.

The new volunteers are here, I'm sharing my room with an American girl called Harmony who seems to be nice enough. I just want a room to myself though! Fortunately the new volunteers are mostly girls, a bit older than 19 and you can have a decent conversation with them so that's improved things a bit!

I actually have nothing to do for the next 2 weeks though, this week the office is closed until Wednesday then we're making the float... or rather I'm making the float as the lads quit. Next week will be learning to identify corals and reef fish so that the week after I can help with the snorkelling thing... except I wont be here the week after so it's a bit pointless. Plus I know most of the fish from working at the aquarium! the whole project here is a shambles.

I am trying hard to enjoy the sun but that's not really my style, so a lot of relaxing in hammocks reading is probably in order.

The lads are leaving the same day as me and we realised yesterday that we're all counting down the days, they're bored too now that they've run out of money for diving!

So, things are looking up a bit with more people to talk to, but still not a lot to do, I actually dreamed of the KH last night, and you were all there.
I can't believe I'm complaining about being on a caribbean island with nothing to do for 2 weeks!

I hate sand flies.

You would assume from the name that they are some sort of fly that lives in the sand... but no. They are teeny tiny little black dots that live everywhere on this island and if you stay still for a second they leap onto you and bite. You can't feel them or really see them and then you wake up the next day covered in itchy lumps and if you itch them they turn into blisters and AAAAAAAAAAAAAARgh.

I went to the beach and there wasn't enough wind to keep them away but I foolishly thought I'd be fine.

I have over 50 bites on my arms and hands alone!

they really itch.

I have found out that hidrocortisone is the same in Spanish as English, which is quite lucky really. I have bought several tubes of cream and spent last night constantly applying it to new itches as they appeared.

The project here now consists of Don and me. Louise left yesterday and the 19 year old idiots quit. They are starting to really annoy me now, I would explain exactly what they are like but I think the phrase ' yeah, we're all 19 and we know each other because we went to boarding school together' sums them up perfectly. They actually think I'm quite cool 'cos when they started quoting Happy Gilmore at me I could finish off all the quotes and I know more than they do about his other films - so there... they got to see Anger Management in San Salvador though so I am a bit jealous.

I'm getting so bored on this island that Ithe 19 days left seem like an eternity!

hopefully carnival week, which starts today, will liven things up. There's supposed to be full-moon party tonight too which I will go to if Andy does, he's the only other sane person left in this place.

Better go now, got to... well, actually got nothing to do but this is costing me money!

Hope you're all good, see you soon!