the hop

i'm feelin' a lot of burnin' sensation all over my back, shoulders and my face. we went island hopping yesterday courtesy of sarsy and wife, joni. it was her birthday. i don't recall having done this last summer '05. it's been fun! i'm actually rediscovering nature again...

i love the second island we went to (where sarsy's househelp took some pooh-pooh over that grassy area - to be free again), the water was immaculately clear! man, i'd rather be there than being somewhere else well advertised/publicize, high-profile beach. less people, flash and better snorkeling/free diving experience. talk about rediscovering nature and oneself, i did yesterday... that i still have the balls to jump over our pumbboat head first and actually made it alive and kicking... and of course, free dive. i had a hard time making it 10 - 15ft (wait, sarsy's 6'0" so, to be approximately exaggerated - 20ft) under but after 10 try's (to be conseravative about it), got a starfish for neil. after that, i just kept on going under. that was something i need to prove to myself... that i still have "it" after all these years... am i cool or what???!

of course, a big thank you goes to sarsy. not only did he treat us with the trip, the food and drinks, he showed the way and gave me a lot of courage to go to the depths. this guy, by far, is the coolest of 'em all. i'm pretty much secured with him around...

two things in the beach i can't live without - my goggles and booze... hihihihi! glad to be alive and tell our tale..

by the way, have you tried sitting over the front end of a pumpboat? well, me and neil did. shoot, my son's so much like me - adrenaline junky!

mr. london's makin' me tipsy and stewed. here's hoping for more beach and elaborate details tomorrow...

'til then, out for now...