Impetigo? Gross!!!

So, my last post was only a day ago, and I really have nothing new to report. I've now reached the stage on this island where I'm feeling a little bit bored and a little bit blah. I think I'm just in need of a change of scenery. Perhaps this means I should leave on the first of July; but do I have enough money and enthusiasm to handle two months of backpacking alone? Right now, I have no idea.

Thanks to using rental equipment at the dive shop, it seems I have a mild case of impetigo on my knee. I've just looked this up and discovered it is most common in 2-6 year olds. Now I'm horrified at the idea of wearing a rental wetsuit, but I get too cold diving in just a swimsuit, and I have no interest in buying a wetsuit of my own at this point. I will probably only be diving for another three weeks maximum, so I might just have to suck it up. But really, impetigo? I don't think I've ever had a contagious skin infection like this. Ew! (Side note: Just found out while writing this post that my coworker in Halifax has lots of extra wetsuits and probably could have given me one before I left. Impetigo that could have been avoided! This is worse!)

I'd love to hear some feedback from you guys. I'm feeling a bit lonely here right now. I'm in diving limbo because my divemaster training is over, people whom I've gotten to know since arriving keep leaving, and the majority of new arrivals to the island will be gone in a week anyway. There are all kinds of great people still here, but Utila is beginning to feel a little stale to me. For now, it's time to shower, try to cure my impetigo, meet my divemaster mentor to get signed off once and for all, and write my nitrox exam. ¡Hasta luego!