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| TaoMan1121 (profile) wrote, on 7-3-2004 at 1:11am | |
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| Wow, what a day. Went out for the day w/ Meru and her uncle and got taken out to one of the surrounding islands, where we snorkeled for the majority of the time. Great fun, but my mask kept leaking water in, so I had to go up for air, and in the process got a crapload of water in my mouth... saltwater, mind you. The oceans down here are so beautiful, but I miss the taste of my freshwater lakes. Anyway, after that incredibly uncoordinated activity, we headed back to the mainland. So I'm sitting there, and the boat that's taking us is also transporting about a dozen others that were out there, and I look at a middle aged Puerto Rican lady smoking a cigarette and drinking a Heineken, and what is she wearing? A tourist-looking Kalamazoo, Michigan t-shirt... talk about freaky odds! After that, we ate lunch, which was great... the cuisine down here is delicious. Better than the frozen pizzas I've been doing as of late back home. Then we went to another beach on the mainland as the sun was going down and read and relaxed for a bit. Drove down the road a bit, and found out that we were going to do some kayaking and that I'd have a little workout ahead of me... but it was amazing, it was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had in my life ("in the top 3" as Meruan described it). What made it so amazing was that once we got out into this lagoon, there are these bioluminescent organisms throughout the water that kind of remind of a firefly... but anyway, you move your hand or whatever in the water, and it creates this beautiful glowing stream wherever you moved the water. The best way I can think to describe it so far is a Japanese martial arts computer game like Tekken or something... how a colorful streak will follow behind a fast movement. These descriptions don't do it justice, but magical is the best word I can think to describe it. All this in the calm darkness under a full moon... I'm serious, so many images out of today have seemed like they belong in a movie. I highly recommend coming down here... there's just so much picturesque beauty and everyone is so hospitable. Anyway, try kayaking as well. Very enjoyable, if not very difficult and stressful at times. A good workout either way. Still, I couldn't help but share Meru's fear as the current dragged us right smack dab in front of a seemingly huge motor boat barreling down on us. It was just an amazing day. Instant classic quote of the day: (encountering some serious difficulty and lack of communication in the kayak) Meruan: "This really doesn't bode well for our compatibility." Me: "I disagree. To me it's a sign we are compatible... in fact that we aren't sports types." |
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Fanelia | 07-07-04 12:30am This seriously makes me miss the ocean... *tear* |
TaoMan1121 | Re:, 07-07-04 10:26pm :-( Sorry, I took lots of pretty pictures though, I'd let you take a look and them... |