FRIDAY · September 23, 2005

All right. It's taken almost all week, but before I go into some of what happened today, let me give you a look at my room.

The foyer at the front door This is where Rob and Laura Petrie sleep
The sitting area by the balcony Entryway from the foyer
Bed, Mini-Fridge and Entry to the bathroom Spacious closet-area to the spacious bathroom!

Not too bad, huh? To borrow a phrase from the restaurant formerly known as McDonald's, I'm loving it.

Next, I decided to wander the beach. Instead, however I got sidetracked and wound up.....jetskiing! Unfortunately, since I was the one on the jetski, I couldn't bring the camera with me, lest I short-circuit the whole deal. So, you'll have to take my word for it. I have been on a jetski once or twice before in my life, but it was in less than calmer waters. This time, there was a light breeze, but the seas were just calm enough for me to really open her up. It was exhilarating. I crossed my own wake a few times and found myself bouncing around. It was fantastic. On my nifty jaunt around the area, I noticed a boat parked at the Wyndham next door and decided to check it out afterwards.

And so I did.

Chillin' on the boat

After a few minutes, the captain, however decided he didn't want me on the boat.

Captain admiring the beach view

So he asked me to get off the boat.

JMR

So off I went!

up! Up!
UP! AND AWAY!

I have waited so long to actually do this, and it was everything I could have hoped for and more. It wasn't scary. It was actually EXTREMELY safe feeling. I was amazed. And the view was incredible.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
It's ME! Suddenly I'm up on top of the world
I'm glad it wasn't somebody else! I'm all out of flying cliches now
And here I come Coming in for a landing

All in all, an incredible experience to say the least. Worth every moment I waited for it. The water below was just as clear as it was yesterday, so I could see the coral below and even some of the fish swimming by.

Afterwards, I decided to buy a disposable waterproof camera and hit the ocean one last time. I swam all around the area, trying to take pictures of every fish I could find. Since it's disposable, I don't anticipate uploading those pictures for a while. In other news, I've never had much luck with those cameras, so it's perfectly possible that I may just get a bunch of pictures back of the ocean floor.

So, to recap most of the day, I was on the water, over the water, and under the water, all in one day! And it was exhilarating...Every minute of it.

Now, it's time to take a shower and see what I can do tonight, on my final night here. The week went so fast. But it was an incredible experience that I wouldn't trade for anything.

JMR