Sanko Maru

I needn't have worried - 61-minute dive on the wreck went without a hitch. It was magnificent - the ship is more than 100m long and covered with life. A torpedo cut the ship through the middle. Nearby, a Japanese mini-sub lies upright on the sea floor.

The best part was entering the hull, letting my eyes adjust, then enjoying the view out through the ribs of the ship. I saw a large groper, a moray eel, loads of super-cute clown fish, a few angel- and batfish. Clem unravelled a tangled fishing line. I took Ibuprofen to help reduce any sinus inflammation.

Dinner last night was great, as was lunch and breakfast. Sophie's bread is magnificent. She's a shy, pretty village girl from just across the water on New Hanover - Clem says she hasn't been much beyond the New Hanover area. I asked her this morning if she missed her kids, who are staying with her parents on New Hanover during the school week. "Yes, but if I miss them too much, sometimes I paddle over to them". It takes about one hour.

Blaise works for Clem - no English, never went to school.

The sun is coming out again, the rain fading to drips from overhead branches.

Today is my darling Nadia's birthday - hopefully I'll be able to call her using Clem's satellite phone.