Diving...with sharks

Amazing underwater experience- that is me in the upper right corner

Life just keeps getting better and better.  Don't get me wrong, we still have car issues- our van is missing a door handle and we have already replaced five of them, our dishwasher hasn't worked for two months and snakes occasionally show up in our toilet, but we are loving the opportunities we have here.  I wrote about how Suzy and I got scuba certified; Abe and Isaac were certified before we came out.  Abe has been content to snorkel and hasn't had a  desire to dive.  I talked him into joining a group from the ward for a dive yesterday.  To say it was amazing does not do this dive justice.  The visibility was the best I have experienced yet, probably 60-80 feet.  We went to an area where there is a submarine for tourists.  In order to put on a good show, the sub lowers buckets of food to attract marine life.  We had a front row seat for all the fish and SHARKS that came.  It was so awesome!!! The sharks are nurse sharks, not dangerous and they are well-fed and a shark that isn't hungry is much more pleasant to swim around.  We got to see both eels and sharks up close and there were so many fish, many of them were huge.  Abe had such a good time, he was ready to book our flights to Palau before we got home.

Our friend, the eel

Up close

Abe shaking the shark's hand or fin rather.

There are some great video clips on my Facebook that I can't seem to download, if you want more. Thanks to our friend Brent Collins for the snazzy under water camera and impressive photography.

That was definitely the highlight of the week, but also big news was Isaac became a celebrity.  Well, ok maybe not but he did have his picture in the paper and a glowing write-up of his tennis match. Not bad for a kid that just picked up tennis when the season started. 

 

 

Back page of the paper showcases Isaac!

Sadly, our island life still often runs at a hectic pace.  There are no enough hours in the day for all we want to do.  We wish there was more time to watch the waves, gaze at the stars, cuddle with my kids or just sit on the shore with a good book.  Last night we went for a nice stroll on the beach with the younger kids while Isaac and Savannah baby-sat so a few couples could enjoy a night out.  While we were sitting there taking it all in- the beautiful scenery, a warm breeze and the sunset we talked about ho much we are going to miss this place when we have to leave.  I wish I could push pause or make the time slow down.  As we walked, we talked about how in three short years Isaac will be done with school and moving on to the next stage in life, and Suzy one year later.  I am not ready for that, I want to enjoy this life we have together for longer.  Bugs is growing up way too fast.  What happened to my baby?  Here's to hoping these next few months and years go by slowly. 

Great evening for a walk

Boy, I love this little guy!