so this morning i began my divemaster internship in Xcalak, Mexico (that teensy town almost to belieze).
we began by filling wheelbarrows with everyone's gear and tanks and pushing them down a long rickity dock that bounces and shakes as you walk. i almost pushed it right off the edge, but not quite! haha it was a close one.
next, we put everyone's dive kit together on the boat and stowed all of their gear.
next, we dove!! the diving is incredible! it is much better than cozumel, which is pretty much what everyone considers the crown jewel of diving. amazing. really.
next, we changed everyone's kit over to new tanks and hauled empty tanks back to the compressor bodega.
next, we dove again!!! even more incredible dive with huge schools of massive tarpon and horse-eye jacks and a huge (meter long?) balloon fish! wow! the dive ended at a beautiful coral outcropping called the world cup, because it's pretty much the same shape.
next, we took apart everyone's kit, hauled it all back, rinsed it and hung it up to dry, then hauled all of the empty tanks back (really almost drove off the side of the dock. it was a pretty close call!)
and that was basically our day, next was lunch (around 2:30) and getting some kit for some snorkelers, and then some odd shop stuff before we did some grocery shopping (and had a town tour).
oh, it was also taco night tonight at toby's. very tasty.
well, it's time for bed now, i've got another big day of divemaster training to do tomorrow! (i'm coming home with some major muscles, just to warn you)
until then!
tori
Tacos? Yay protein! I'm glad to see you're getting your nutrients. I almost ate tacos tonight, too, but I was at a pretty sketchy diner and didn't trust their meat. I decided French toast was a better option. I'm very happy that you love it there, and I'm looking forward to you being totally ripped from all that diving when I see you in July :)
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