We love the Portuguese!

It was only 2 years ago I met my first group of

Portuguese... so enthusiastic, driven, lively... and not bad on the eyes! Among this group was a young stallion called Andre: a diver, climber, martial artist and all round good guy!

After our opening in early 2008, Goodtime's soon realized they needed another crew member and Andre fitted the post perfectly.

Since he came aboard he has not stopped, the man can't sit still!

A passionate climber, he passes on this passion to all his students and keeps up the enthusiasm in the office with many early morning boulder sessions and non-stop downloading of countless climbing videos (Mmmm Sharma!).

As well as the climbing his roles are varied and numerable: Dive junkie, rock smasher, trail blazer, peace keeper, cobbler, jumper, free diver, stretcher, energiser bunny, ice-cream enthusiast, adventurer, eco-warrior, inventor of the boys favorite colour and most importantly a really great friend.

It is all this and much more that we are going to greatly miss. Sadly (for us) Andre made the hard decision to continue with his journey he started a few years ago and continue onwards into that big wide world.

Mate, it has been a pleasure to have you aboard and you will be greatly missed but never forgotten! I have no doubt you will continue to shine in everything you do, keep spreading your enthusiasm and zest for life, you are the ultimate Goodtime man!

P.s. There is one more thing you should know about the Portuguese.......