Bridge to my apartment.. and the coolest spot in Utila
WHEW! Rescue is over and done. And they have wore me out. Matt is a great instructor from Australia who prepared me well during the course so I never felt like I was floundering about. Maria was in addition to Matt was an awesome victim both above and below water.We covered the above and below water assists and rescues, underwater search grids for missing divers, exits and more both in theory and in actual practice. Its rigorous and more then once I thought " please Maria/Matt....don't start drowning again...or disappear or go unresponsive in the water, or take off anymore gear due to nitrogen narcosis, or get entrapped, or run out of air, etc...etc...but it changes the way you look at the boat, the conditions, the divers, gear...everything.
RJs...only open a few days a week but the food is good..all fresh catch. Come early so they don't run out.
You become much more aware of everything else rather then "just" that cool Lionfish over there. Matt still hasn't graded my 50 question written exam but it was all things we had practiced so i'm confident in that regard. Its hotter then hades here. its a different kind of heat and you can only imagine the humidity..... on an island!A local helped me tighten up some things on my bike so I no longer have to try and finger tighten a couple trips a day. Riding a bike in Utila in exactly the same as you walk on the island...pick a line and stay on it. scooters, bikes, motorcycles, golfcarts and 4-wheelers buzz past every few seconds...some give you a courteous warning beep, others do not. As long as you keep your line and don't veer without looking, its fine and it sure beats walking in the heat. Gonna head back to Skid Row's tonight as their food is pretty great stuff!
Sunset from outside my door.
PS...does anybody even read this thing or am i wasting my time LOL
Yes am reading. How are your lips?
ReplyDeleteReading and enjoying the pics Dave. Keep up the "hard work!"
ReplyDeleteOF course I'm reading your blog. I'm your Mom.
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