Went diving for the first time in three months yesterday! The deepest I have ever gone, 130 feet!! Saw tons of blue angel fish, a sea turtle, lion fish (boo!! Peter and Chris are going to kill it), sting ray, grouper, parrot fish, my favorite squirrel fish, and more. Felt a bit goofy being that deep without diving in so long, but really enjoyed it and was safe.
Saturday, I was taken back to Juventud. The Isle of Youth where my life began, six times in a row!!! Yes, it is true, I did the Polar Plunge here in Cayman. Brr... it was FREEZING!!! It was a really inspiring day when it came to charity events. In the morning I went to the library, got some good informative books on Kenya and Tanzania. Also picked up another personal read as well, The Zahir, by Paulo Coelho a new author I have eyes for lately.
By the time I finished at the library it was the afternoon, I stopped to get my jump rope from the Winner's Circle, then made my way to Rackem's for the infamous Polar Plunge! Pictures soon to be posted on http://www.z99.ky/ . There were a handful of people who had already jumped in braving the, larger than human size, ice bucket filled with prize tokens. It took me about eighteen minutes to warm up to the idea of jumping in. After the first jump it was all easy, I knew it was for a good cause and heck I was having fun diving to the bottom for tokens. I was told that doing it that many times was part of my conditioning for the temperatures of the climb, being hot-cold-hot-cold! At the end I made away with five prizes, one being a liter bottle of Bacardi Rum, also managed to swim to the raft a few times and practice some back flips... definitely need more practice!
Later on that evening, I attended the Cayman Heart Association event at Camana Bay that hosted a very realistic Elvis impersonator! He was super real, although he had blue eyes, his voice was mesmerizing just the same. I was very inspired to create my own events. A few ideas will come to light this week after I get an email off to Emma tomorrow.
I have realized that taking a break from the blog is necessary. Merely writing on it every day will only lead to a burnt out end. Some good things are in the works. I have officially as of today completed my list from Saturday, all accept the kayaking. There will be plenty come Easter weekend!
Love your underwater pics. Come back to Wi. and jump in Lake Michigan for a REAL polar plunge!!
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