Wow, this was fun. So the IDC (Instructor Course) guys all finished at the same time as Bruce, Nila and I finished our divemasters. Cue a massive party. The three of us decided we would make this a snorkel-test to remember and dressed up like muppets (see pictures). We arrived in rather flamboyant style, with home made microphones (half coke bottles) amplifying our already intrusive singing. After this fan-fair our snorkel tests were always going to be pretty intense. A snorkel test for those who are not sure is the final part in achieving your divemaster. You wear a mask and snorkel and then alcohol is poured, via a funnel, into the top of the snorkel, you then drink like hell.
I thought I was ready for the challenge but two aspects hit me straight away – the weight of the fluid entering my mouth and the inability to breathe. The breathing issue was solved by holding the mask slightly off my face (no pun intended) whilst the weight of the fluid was solved by drinking. All was going ok until my mouth began to burn as ifI was drinking nothing but pure rum (a suspicion which was later confirmed by video evidence). I finished with a parting shot – clearing the remaining rum straight out through the funnel and all over the gathered crowd! Shortly afterwards I experienced an excruciating burning sensation in my pants – this was disturbing, but I quickly realized that the sheer quantity of rum which had been spilt down there was not agreeing with me, this was solved by applying cold beer to the affected area.
Bruce was up next and managed to sink the lot, including a healthy quota of chili sauce… the rest of the night was as you can imaging slightly messy… all in all the best night on Utila though!
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