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Jul 30, 09 Comment (1)
 Reef Squid Hello friends, just want to say thanks again for all the Brave Heart letters that really meant a lot to us.
I had my typical crazy busy day starting at 7:00 carrying a big pick and other tools for two miles to do some much needed trail repair! I re-built my bad downhill section on the Calabash trail it had finally become almost un-rideable. I was able to dig up a 150 pound rock and move it inch by inch to be used as a step-up of sorts making the climb up and the descent much easier. The dogs raced up and down the trail and joined me in some digging but by 9:30 they were really starting to pant from the heat. So after cleaning everything up we took off back (another 2 miles) home first stopping at the ocean for a nice swim. We ended up walking and digging for around three hours and by the time I got to the car I was completely soaked, it was hot!
At noon I met my friend Bart who is visiting from Holland, he is the father of one of our dolphin trainers Paula. Bart and I went to a new area in front of the World Trade Center (our local convention center) got in the water at the locals beach and headed east. This was my first dive since the surgery and WOW is it ever great to see again. I still cannot use my right eye to focus with it just seems so strange, that’s going to take some training! We had a fun dive, saw lots of squids as you see here and this seems to be a great dive spot for Azure Vase sponges they were everywhere. We watched as this giant female squid laid her eggs under a rock with the male standing guard over her high above. I haven’t photographed squid for quite awhile I had forgotten how difficult it is to get close to them during the day it’s much easier at night! We saw lots of eels, shrimps, schools of fish and got to hang out at a cleaning station for a bit, it was a pretty fun dive!
After rinsing everything at home Emily and I took off to the new bakery and to the grocery store. The bakery is great, we bought something they make here called “chocolate bread”. It’s a warm flakey croissant filled with Dutch or Belgian chocolate, there are no words to describe how yummy these things are! Some of the deserts never made it home, we sat out in the car celebrating our new found treats before heading home.
Well that’s about it, our house is so quiet now without a puppy running around? We always complained about her stealing our shoes or chewing on the driftwood furniture but now it seems so minor. Have a great evening and wonderful Friday, Barry
30-07-2009
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