Good morning all you lovely hivers!

Day 3 no booze. I've quoted Ken Kesey before and in the Electric Kool aid acid test, by Tom Wolfe, which tells the tale of the Merry Pranksters school bus acid road trip he was quoted as saying " You're either on the bus or off the bus" and I'm very much like this with a lot of what I do.

I don't see the poing in half hearted participation in anything. It achieves nothing for anyone. So for now no booze means no booze. This is why I politely declined @diveratts delicious Prosecco with the Risotto the other night as I prefer to follow through with any decisions I make and not be wishy washy about things. Up is up, down is down, no is no. Simple really.

It's only day 3 so it will be a while before i feel any benefits from me being off the lovely brew but I know why I'm doing it. A friend asked why I wasn't drinking yesterday and he thought maybe I was drinking too much. Can everyday be too much?? The fact is i felt the need to break some of the cycle of behaviour. I have a certain routine and as such you fall into certain habits. I also have a bar at the dive shop. So i do have to go to work, can't change that cycle as there's a certain pattern to it all. There are various other things I can not change and must do.

I do a break like this every yeat and I always notice that not only do i feel more energised after about a week but as it breaks my normal cycle of behaviour i end up doing other things that I thought I didn't have time for. This is how i managed to Kayaking Across Badian Bay-Philippines the other day as I just didn't stay for the usual sundown drinks.

It also meant last night I left earlier than normal and missed getting drenched in a torrential downpour. All praise to Odin the All Father for watching out for me last night. I would have been stuck there until 9:30pm-10 easily. Wouldn't have been safe to ride back. Should mean bar sales are ok though as there should have been a few people trapped there 😆. So now I must gulp down my coffee and head in to the Dive Shop. I am running a tas late this morning. Seems my routine has been altered a little more than I realised

Stay safe out there people wherever you may be on the planet, take care