And it's sunny out! Woo who....well it was sunny and I did woo who...but that frigging water is COLD! I've also discovered my first dive boat with no drinks (water people, water)...ugh, good thing breakfast was included at the hotel. The sea is super salty, and frigging COLD. I've got on a 5mm wetsuit, and am using 10kilos of weight...perspective, in grand cayman, I carried 4.5 kilos. But the dive master has the same amount of weight as me, and yes, my tan's darker. Went through a cavern, so awesome...and um, happy there's no sharks here...glad my first experience in a cave system didn't even include the probability of sayin wuz up to Mr. Sharkie...yeah, I'd have burned some air on that! Not a ton of fish here,(ahem, years of over fishing does take a toll) but some super colorful little guys, a few starfish, and some urchins. Started off sunny, second dive...pretty sure my lips turned blue. Gorgeous cave system...honestly though, I nearly called it, I was swimming faster than the dive master to stay warm, glad I stuck it out, coming up theough a lava tube...friggin awesome.
Soapbox time. You have been warned, so if you read further, thank you, I appreciate it, and again, you have been warned. This goes out to all the "it's not my problem" state of mind people....especially if you like seafood. The lion king had it right peeps...it really is "the circle of life" that shit you throw on the ground, and in the water, the fish eat it...which means you in turn eat it....mmmmm cigarette butts, just the flavor I was looking for in my fish plate. Yes, I saw fish nibbling on a cigarette butt some ass tossed in the water. The Pacific gyro (google it, you need to know) sadly very real, sea life dying from mistaking our plastic crap for food is all sadly very real. You are not immune, you ARE responsible, it is your problem. Take care of this planet...you wouldn't be here without it.
Quotes for today:
when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. (Cree Proverb)
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. (Chief Seattle)
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