omg, this morning was so beautiful!!!! woke up to an amazing panamanian sunrise. we knew the day was going to be awesome! so we get on the boat, drive out into the blue water, 20 minutes later, the big storm comes and some of us stay outside and get soaking wet, and some of us take cover in the front cabin.

soaking wet and camera lens fogging. can you believe the weather has been 82 degrees? and the water temperature has been 85 degrees? that is 30 degrees celsius? omg, the water feels like a japanese onesen!

the weather cleared up and we were all anxious to get into the water after the 3 hour drive.

i give Kyle a lot of credit. i know his passion is free diving but he waits patiently on standby for the moment. i use to be able to do that before, but now, it’s almost impossible. i’d rather dive. thanks Kyle for always getting the moment and for all the patience in the times we miss fish. haha. this time, Mr. D produces!

yesterday after a long day on the boat, we get back and the staff is waiting on the beach with a tray of orange juice. i was so dehydrated and thirsty so i grab one, take the biggest sip, and instantly my body started to tingle. it happened to be a maitai filled with rum. omg!

then today, the same thing and even though we knew it was a maitai, it was all good! a great way to finish off a day!
yesterday we saw over a thousand dolphins but today we only seen a few hundred. shucks. haha. mother nature at it’s finest!

Evening beer time poolside.

fishermen think free divers are crazy. swimming in thousands of feet deep shark infested water trying to spear fish that take them hours to fight on a fishing pole. yeah, i think we are crazy when i really think about it. traveling the world looking for the biggest fish, spending thousands of dollars, sometimes finding it, sometimes not. so when ever i see fishing boats pass us while we are bobbing up and down in the ocean miles away from shore, i think to myself, “maybe i really am crazy?” haha.

panama style free diving is pretty unique. we speed around in a fast boat, we look for birds circling and dolphins jumping. there is a lot of splashing in the water and we don’t know what it is. so we pull up the boat and jump in to find out! as soon as i open my eyes, i either see something, or i see nothing. most of the times nothing, but sometimes the most incredible painting of nature. that’s what makes me want to do it more and more.

of the 15 times we jumped into the ocean yesterday, i seen dolphins on 7 occasions. just swimming by as you hear them singing. it is so peaceful and puts your body at ease. these are the moments in life that are so precious. it makes me appreciate nature even more and more. and makes me want to spend more and more time in the ocean. after i finished reading the book “Into the Wild,” it made me realize how important it is to live the life the way you want too. and that’s why i’m here in panama right now. i’m living the “Into the Wild” life in Panama! 3 more full days of diving and then i will go back to the reality world in hawaii, which i love dearly too! ah, life is good!