I didn't get to attend church today. Princess has a stomach virus and so I stayed home to take care of her. Had to go to the pharmacy early this morning and get started on fluids etc. I hope it passes quickly and I hope I don't get it! I watch 3 local church services on TV and hopefully I'll get to go tonight. My husband went on this morning, and he can stay home tonight. I know she's 22, but she's having to drag herself back and forth and has fever. Poor baby.
Thought I'd post the last of the vacation pics. This is all, Promise! Our guys took 3 days to go scuba diving. I'm not a diver - I snorkel. So, here's some underwater snaps of our bunch diving. They are diving the barrier reef off the Yucatan peninsula - it stretches all the way down the Yucatan and teems with fish, coral and other sea life. Dive skins are optional in the warmer waters of the Yucatan. Tony and Adam carried theirs but decided not to wear them. Skins are also good to protect oneself from coral. Adam DID come back with some cuts on one ankle, but still was not sorry he didn't wear his skin.
Well, here's our crew - Tony & Adam are top left and John & Kristen are top right ABOVE.
See the black/white Lionfish right in the middle of this reef? (below)
Here (below) are a couple of strange looking ocean creatures!
Ok, there you go - most of these pictures are self-explanatory. This dive was about 60 feet which isn't too deep. Don't wanna go past about 100 feet because of narcolepsy risks. They did some shallow dives and one about 90 feet. It's always best to take a scuba diving course and become certified rather than just dive on vacation on the spur of the moment. The vacation spots WILL take you uncertified in some places but I think they are getting more and more restrictive for safety reasons. As well they should - can't be too careful! Moray eels, sea turtles, barracuda, nurse sharks - they had fun!
Can you imagine swimming around in a salt water aquarium and seeing all the multi-colored and neon-colored fish? Well that's what it's like except those little fish in the aquariums are much, much bigger in the ocean - sometimes gi-normous! AND you can almost reach out and touch them!
Well, that raps up (finally) our trip to Akumal, Mexico. We had such a great time. I'm peeling even tho I was very careful about my skin. More like flaking off. Well, I kept my tan a couple of weeks anyway. : (
I think next post I'm going to do a refresher on the farmhouse and show you some pictures. It's been quite awhile and I have some new readers that don't know what we're working on! So you folks take care and I'll be back soon. Princess is calling me again from her sick bed...
