I used to hate reading the book of Job.  It didn’t make much sense to me, and there was all this talking, talking, talking, and these 4 guys.  Then one day I read the entire book in one sitting while I was home sick with strep throat, probably because I was feeling especially Job-like and [...]

This is what it looked like before things went awry:

We couldn’t dive today because Ida was making big waves in the ocean after dropping lots of rain overnight.  Renting scooters was the next option, since no one wanted to be stuck at the hotel all day long.  I have been on motorcycles and have [...]

 
Things I love about this trip so far:

A great shore dive within an hour of arrival in Cozumel.  There were bright blue fish, eels, rays, spider looking things, flounders, and other amazing creatures with unknown names.  There was a tiny fish that was purple and orange.  Purple and orange don’t go together, but [...]

I’m leaving tomorrow for a dive trip to Cozumel, and I’m looking forward to so much about it.  Warm weather, seeing tropical fish eyeball to eyeball, the taste of salt water on my lips, floating along with just the sound of my breath in my head,  reading a good book by the pool, letting [...]