The tropical depression moved off to bother Florida so we got to dive today. The visibility was surprisingly good considering all the rain nonsense that has been going on. The water was also nice and warm, and I now have adorable rashguard tan lines. My favorite fish from today was a black one with pretty blue freckles on top that seem like they glow. My contacts worked out well and I was happy with my first real dives. It is great having so much mobility and control in the water. I will have to put some work into agility as I am almost as graceful as my split-tail fancy goldfish, Jacques. :)
The dive folk here are incredible. They don't act like the usual annoying "Texan" tourist types and are mainly interested in discovering the environment. I find these people to be much more pleasant company than those who come in off a cruise ship only to shop, lay on the beach, and visit tourist trap spots.
REI has a good refund policy: return it if you aren't happy with it for any reason. Well. I am not happy that my 100 metre water resistent watch broke somewhere between zero and 37 feet. Hmpf.
I think I may take the the little underwater camera out tomorrow. Someone's going to die if that breaks too.
After diving tomorrow, I am going to take a book outside and try to even out this tan...
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