Sorry to hear about the lousy weather you are having up there. Wish I could somehow send you this great weather over the internet to you. Today had high winds, which made for some new experiences for Karen and myself. We did two boat dives in the morning. The first was to Hilma Hooker, a wrecked ship that was sunk several years ago. Seems the ship was in trouble and dropped anchor off of Bonaire, which has a no-anchor rule. So the ship was seized. But the authorities could not find any manifest or origin or owners of the ship. Turned out to be a Columbia drug ship with tons of marrijuana hid in the hulls of the ship. So after seizing the drugs, they took the ship out and sunk it to make an artificial reef. It did not land upright, but tipped on its side. Karen and I dove down to 85-90 feet to look the ship over from stern to bow and back again. We were limited to 25 minutes and made it back safely. It was interesting. But Karen and I like the wildlife more than an old ship. Maybe an old pirate scooner would excite us more.
Our second dive took us to Keine Bonair, a site called "Just A Nice Dive." And it was. We swam against the current going out from the boat and then drifted in the current coming back. We saw a very small eel, plus lots of other great fish. Our depth was only 45 feet. Karen and I are both getting better at this sport and finding it something that we both enjoy. Again, I cannot find the words to tell you how beautiful it is under the ocean surface. Even pictures and movies do not capture what our eyes see. Hopefully when we are done we will get some great pictures from those who have underwater cameras. Maybe someday we will invest in one, but right now our focus is on being better divers before we tackle something as complicated as underwater photography.
We finally got to the grocery store to get some food for lunch. Their prices are high, but that is understandable since almost everything is shipped from the USA or Holland. Bread, milk products are local. But even meat comes from Brazil, etc. Cost us $30.00 USA$ for two bags of sandwich fixings and of course my Diet Coke. Karen, the expert bargain hunter, found buy one get one free cookies, so we have lots of cookies to eat and share.
The afternoon was spent with a nap and then I have been working on the sermon for Sunday. I am looking forward to being back in the pulpit, though I could get used to this kind of life. We love all of you and hope to share with you some of our experiences in more detail. I am attaching two pictures. One is Karen in front of our first boat we used on Sunday and the other is me in front of our condo. Hope you enjoy.
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