Report From The Island- 2/1/06

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I was looking at the weather as we were leaving and just knew your were going to get blown out. Got some in anyway, thats good.
Downloading my pics as we speak. I got a few great ones!
And wait untill I have time to post about the ride home! It was an "adventure" to say the least.
Congrats on all y'alls engagement! I hope to cross paths with you again, it was a pleasure meeting both of you. BTW, you scored Dude!
 
gdenny:
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Wooo Hooo!!!! Congratulations! Man, I would have loved to have been there.

Nicole and I wish you both all the best. This news just made my day.:D
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Hey there "Dad" Jeff and Mia and I were tlaking about you two last night...thinking you may be ready to go with us in May 2007 ;) I'm holding the spots for you ;)

Give "Mommy"a hug for me please :)
 
Christi:
Hey there "Dad" Jeff and Mia and I were tlaking about you two last night...thinking you may be ready to go with us in May 2007 ;) I'm holding the spots for you ;)

Give "Mommy"a hug for me please :)
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Will do! Can you believe it? We're so excited.:love:

Great to hear the news about Jeff and Mia. That's so cool that they wanted you and your crew to be part of it. There must not have been a dry eye in the house.

I know I'm ready to go, I'll talk with "Mommy" tonight and send an email.

Sure miss you guys :10:
 
Moodiejeff:
To keep this short I completely took Mia by Surprise and asked her to marry me. And as a surprise to me, she said YES!

Friday: We awake to Mia's birthday... to celebrate, Christi wanted to take us to a "super secret & special" site but with the south westerly winds it would have been rough. So we decide to hit Barracuda & San Juan up north. As I said, it's Mia's B-day, I just proposed to her (w/a Dolphin engagement ring, and no, it's not tacky looking!), we are the only customers but Christi and her whole crew are diving with us, we're heading to a site we've never been and what do we come across on our way to the site? A Pod Of Dolphins!!! Mago kept manuevering the boat so they would ride the bow wave while Mia kneeled at the front of the boat (squealing & giggling with delight). We played with them like that for what seemed like 30 minutes. Then someone suggested that Mia get her mask & snorkel... she got in the water as the Dolphins swam under and around her! Happy Birthday!!! To top that off, at our surface interval it seemed like there were dozens of Butterflies circling us (she's a girly-girl so she loves that stuff). It's going to be hard to top this B-day for her.

I know you don't want to read this sentimental stuff, so, on the diving:
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Congratulations Jeff and Mia! I think you're right, Jeff, you may be hard pressed to top Mia's birthday-swimming with a pod of dolphins, that would be like a dream come true. By the way, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your sentimental stuff (and the dive stuff too, of course). Thanks for sharing!
 
Congratulations, Jeff! And by the way, It's frigidly cold back home...stay another few days! :D
 
Jeff,
Thanks for your running reports on the fly!
Also for your email with the pics. Your photographs are excellent. Not only capturing the critters, but also with a unique perspective and artsy twist.

My vicarious Coz experience has me going down to Blue Hole New Mexico again this weekend. I will pretend that the side walls of the spring are the Columbia reefs, the goldfish are Eagle Rays, and that the warmth of my drysuit is actually Caribbean water!

The really sad part of the story is the 7 hour drive..each way! Coz is only a 3 1/2 hour flight from here.

If there is any chance that you are going back to Coz in May, let me know the dates, and I will try to go at the same time.
 
O'Malley:
Congratulations, Jeff! And by the way, It's frigidly cold back home...stay another few days! :D
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Trust me... I thought about it! The head cold that I started to get on Monday (which made diving oh so pleasant) put the kabosh on that. Ah, snow... lovely snow.

I uploaded about 10-15 more pics in my gallery...

Well here's the last day of diving:

Colombia: Nice dive, not quite the amazing viz we had earlier that week but still really good. Due to my aforementioned head cold I had major trouble equalizing, it took me 15 mins. to get down and 19 mins. before I heard that Ren & Stimpy wheezy fart sound (that's a technical term right?) to tell me my ears equalized fully. I decided to skip the swimthroughs, not wanting to have to worry about sudden depth changes... my mistake. In every one of them Pedro found a small critter to show everyone. A Bristleworm, a tiny 5 legged Starfish & a Pipefish. Saw the anchor that was uncovered by Wilma. Al in all a pleasant dive.

San Francisco: A perfect ending to a great week... we saw at least 5 Southern Stingrays on this one. I found a Mantis Shrimp stalking a small crab, Eeels, Toadfish etc. Had the same equalization problems as the previous dive so I knew it was the perfect time to get out of Dodge. Definitely some sand washed over the edge onto the wall but it was still an awesomely beautiful dive.

After the dives we rented a scooter and rode around the island. we went sraight out Juarez and came back from the South. Some of the old road is still washed out South of Chankanaab, we had to backtrack to take the new road back into town. Hit Coconuts for a Pina Colada & lunch. Drinks were good, the tacos were mediocre. Ah well, we went there more for the ambience than the food. Both Coconuts and Chen Rio were the most crowded i've ever seen them.

Then hit El Pique late night with Mago & Christi for some Tacos al Pastor... Yum!!!

Mucho thanks to Christi and her crew for everything they did.

I'll wrap this up with my final thoughts tomorrow or Friday, my head is pounding and I need to work in a few hours.
 
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