Author: Elliott

We have lights under the dock at the shop and last night they attracted two eagle rays. Pretty cool scene as they glided back and forth. They seemed to prefer the blue lights.

So got up early to go to shop and collect some dirty clothes for laundry. As I crossed the bridge to town, there was a crowd on the bridge taking pics. I look out to the lagoon and spy a water spout to the north.

I continued on to the shop and Captain Wagner said there was another in the bay on the other side. Got there in time to see the second one take part of the roof off another dive shop.

Then a third appeared.

Fun stuff.

When I was a freshman in high school, I lived in Okinawa, Japan.

There was a castle that we would frequently see, it sat on commanding heights.

Sadly, I saw that it has burned down.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-50244169

Tomorrow I do another Dive Against Debris.

I did one a few months ago and it was tough work.

A couple of us older folks were talking about an old ad on TV against litter. And I actually had the same conversation with a Utila man that lived in the US in the 70s. Anyway, the ad was impactful.

It occurred to me today that my two primary hobbies are somewhat similar.

Bike Riding & Diving

It’s an escape from the constant information and communication.

One is a little more lazy (diving) than the other, but I find both so peaceful.

They are both a little dangerous, and expensive.

But even on my rides, in most places, you can see, feel, hear the nature around me.

Anyway, just a thought.

So when I was a kid in Gulf Breeze, FL there used to be a truck that drove through the neighborhood spraying for mosquitos.

There is one in Utila and he just drove through. A huge fog of bug poison is wafting from the road to the apartment.

And yes it smells like bug spray.

For those of you that have never seen one, here is a video of one in Mississippi. It sounds just like that, although I did not get a look at it.

Took a look at the EURUSD chart earlier. Seems kinda tame. 6% range since I left?

Blah.

Heading out for wreck dive and the boat barely cleared the bridge because of the high tide.

Wikipedia: Saint Crispin’s Day falls on 25 October and is the feast day of the Christian saints Crispin and Crispinian (also known as Crispinus and Crispianus, though this spelling has fallen out of favour), twins who were martyred c. 286.

It is a day most famous for the battles that occurred on it, most notably the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Because of the St. Crispin’s Day Speech in Shakespeare’s play Henry V, calling the soldiers who would fight on the day a “band of brothers”, other battles fought on Crispin’s day have been associated with Shakespeare’s words. Other notable battles include the Battle of Balaclava (Charge of the Light Brigade) during the Crimean War in 1854 and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific theatre in 1944.

I’m taking Nitrox Instructor course today.

But later this evening it’s BBQ Thursday.