Saturday, July 25

Still Living the Dream

I love the weekends! I hopped on the Hey Now and ventured off with Low Key Watersports for two dives. Carvel rock and the north side of Congo Cay. Carvel was great. Congo was a drift dive, passing octopus, a new species of eel that I had not yet seen, more arrowhead shrimp, cleaner shrimp, a crab with a pincer the size of my forearm, another lobster with a head the size of my head, and a new type of coral or sponge that I had not ever seen before. It is almost black, with clear tentacles exposed during the daylight. It was around 50 feet that I found it most. My first official drift dive at Congo Cay was fantastic. Post-dive, I helped load the boat up with more tanks and then headed to the grocery to stock up on some essentials for the beach party tomorrow. I got some eggs, biscuits, champagne, rum, and orange juice. What more could be needed?

There's a wine & cheese party this afternoon and I'm anxious to head to St. Trauma...er...St. Thomas, to enjoy more good times with awesome folks.

Update:
The Ferry to St. Thomas didn't quite leave when we thought it would...so there was time for a drink or two at The Beach Bar before we scooted off across the water. In Red Hook, we hopped into a taxi. The tinting on the windows had been scratched away, only on the passenger side windows, near the doors. I wonder if it was because people have been trying to claw their way out of the vehicle? Ha! The short, less than a mile, taxi ride dropped us off at our destination and we headed for the wine & cheese shindig. There, I enjoyed at least two delicious pina coladas and more snacks and hors-de-vours than I could keep count. The view from St. Thomas onto St. John was really neat at night. I could see the dim lights surrounding my old place at Island Fancy in contrast to the bright illumination surrounding my new place at Lind Point. It's nice to be in a slightly more populated area once again.

The ferry ride home brought small trickles of rain onto my face as I stared up at the star-filled sky. Out on the water, the stars were highly visible and I forgot where I was for several moments, as I stared off into the sparkly air. Back on land, the night wasn't ready to be over. We a bit of a boomerang trip and returned to The Beach Bar. I turned in a little on the late side and prepared for the next day....beach party day!