pretty cool here in the maldives diving with the best dive instructors around. they know where to go, they know what we will see, and i feel totally safe in their hands. i suck at scuba diving because i never studied. but after doing a few dives on this trip, i’ve seen things i’ve never seen before. it’s pretty cool. but when i take off the tank and go for a free dive, that’s when i can feel my body and soul in a place where i want to be. i guess you can say that i’m getting the best of two worlds.
when you scuba diving, your supposed to be relaxed, calm, and not move around so much. why? because you will use too much air. for me, i’m usually the first one running out of air and one of the reason is because i’m laughing so much under water. imagine 100′ or 30 meters deep laughing so much. in this photo, yuki-san and inaida-san are hooked to the reef flying deep under. a pretty cool feeling, but pretty funny when you see them laughing too. then when you have satoko pulling your mask off your face 30 meter deep, or when i start to run out of air and she starts swimming away on purpose when you try to get her buddy air, it gets pretty funny. i think one of the reasons we all get along in this group is because we all love to laugh, and we all love danger.
no, this is not a photo of a famous spa in some 5 star hotel in hawaii. this is our spa on our boat. massages by mati everyday by the best!
people think i just play when i go on trips. yes, i play, but i play hard. from surfing, to yoga, to the gym, to the jacuzzi, to swimming, to diving, to drinking, to eating, and to laughing. it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.
i’ve had the most awesome room on cocoa island, and on this yacht, but haven’t had enough time to spend in it. i thought i would be relaxing a lot on this trip but i guess i thought wrong. i’m with 8 energetic people that have fun all day long. the more i travel with this group, the more i’m getting closer to them. my first trip with everybody was back in april. i was nervous back then. now, i’m my normal crazy self. i get wild at times, i get loud at times, and i get drunk at times. i’m just glad they didn’t throw me off the boat yet. haha.
have a wonderful day!
