I spent the week scuba diving and relaxing. We played plenty of card games and took naps and read... and of course, went scuba diving!
I absolutely love scuba diving. I love seeing the beautiful and unique creatures under the water. I love floating above corral. And, if I were to be completely honest, I love the weightless feeling best. If you know anything about scuba diving, then you know that the correct position to assume is a horizontal swimming position. I rarely swim horizontally. You're more than likely to find me floating upside down and spinning in circles. I love "laying" on my back and watching the bubbles float to the surface. I love the silence... well, hearing myself breathing and then being surrounded by the ocean's silence. I feel like every immersion is like pressing the "mute" button on the rest of the world.
Our last immersion was on Thursday night. Yup, night :)
I was the first one ready and rolled into the black water while I waited for everyone else to jump on in. As soon as I looked down and realized that I couldn't see anything... even seeing the faces of those in the boat. I started giggling like crazy, realizing that I was going down without a flashlight. You see, there were seven of us, but only four flashlights. My partner would have a flashlight, but I wouldn't.
Since I had to stay close to my partner the whole time, I was limited in my underwater acrobatics, which didn't help me stay warm at all. I was completely dependent on where he pointed the flashlight and I found myself getting slightly bored. I wondered how far from the group I could wander before I couldn't see them anymore. Luckily, I didn't try that one out. However, when the light wasn't shining my way, I'd just float and wave my hands back and forth, playing with the bio-luminescent plankton.
At one point, our leader had everyone turn off their lights and we just began waving our hands, kicking our legs and basically doing ANYTHING to get the water around us to move. The water was glowing green. Unbelievable.
Oh, how I love green glowy things :)
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