Almost Perfect Day

We are starting to get the hang of it. The first dive was to below 80 feet on a reef wall that was just rugged and beautiful. We got through large holes in the coral, kind of like driving down a narrow road in a deep canyon. It was really different. We saw another sea turtle, though much smaller. Again Walt was the first one to run out of air in the group. Problem is too much hot air to replace underwater!!
Second boat dive was in shallower water, reaching around 65 feet. The current was really swift, so just tucked in your arms and positioned your legs and floated along in the flow. Felt to Walt like a Disney World ride where you move along seeing a lot of interesting materials at a rate almost too fast to absorb. The fish were absolutely beautiful and plentiful.
We had the afternoon off from diving, so after lunch we did Karen's thing and went shopping without buying. Walt likes the money he saves. Because this area sees around five cruise ships every day, many of the shops are those little tourist joints that have jewelry or craft items to take home and give to relatives. We visited about five t-shirt shops with shirts selling at five for $20. One Walt liked best said, "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he sits in a boat drinking beer all day."
Walt went on a night dive after we got back from shopping. There were about seven people that took their underwater flashlights and dove in the dark. You really get to see a few creatures that do not adventure out in the daylight. Walt saw a baby sting ray, an adolescent sting ray, a crab, couple eels, and a few other strange creatures he could not identify. It was so different and beautiful.
Tonight's dinner was a Mexican buffet and party on the beach. They had so many wonderful foods to eat and the plates were so small. But they did stack up well. They also had a pinata that would be broken probably after we are in bed and the guests are more relaxed. Hope you all are doing well.
Hi everyone. This is Karen. This has been a good trip. Each day I'm a little more relaxed as our skills gradually improve. Our latest skill we hope to have mastered (one never knows what the next dive will be like) is our safety stop. When you're low on air and it's time to go to the boat, you first ascend slowly until you get to 15 - 20 feet from the surface. Then you have to stay there (between 15 and 20 feet) for three minutes, while you are watching your guage that gives the time and depth. That will take more practice to get good at it, but our last dive today it worked like a charm!
I found a verse in the Bible today appropriate for SCUBA divers and the SCUBA diving business. It's Psalm 107:23-24 "Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; They have seen the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep." God's undersea world is simply AWESOME!
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