Finally, some follow-through!

If nothing else, at least I followed through with one of my newest goals: that I would NOT complete my open water dives. And I didn’t! Go, me!

Doc and K1 and BB, on the other hand, all got their certifications. I didn’t realize that the lake at Aquarena Springs was only 10 feet deep. I don’t know that I would have been quite as freaked out in water that shallow, but I still think I made the right decision. I’m proud of all of you guys for sticking with it and passing all your tests!

Several people have said some very nice and supportive things to me, trying to get me to feel better about not going through with it. It helps. Thanks, guys. 🙂 Part of me still feels like a big fat whiny baby, though.

The other thing is, if I get to Belize and start kicking my own ass for not getting my certification, I can get certified there. I do like having that option.

The Prius is a fine travelling car. Roomy, quiet, fantastic gas mileage. I freakin’ love that hatchback.

My 1-year-and-2-week-old digital camera ceased functioning after I’d taken only three photos of the divers. I did not drop it or get it wet or anything of the sort. The lens is stuck open and makes a horrid grinding sound whenever I turn the camera on. It grinds for a second, beeps, and shuts itself off. It wasn’t a cheap camera, and I am thoroughly pissed.

One thing about vacation that bothers me is eating out all the time. I get sick of it really fast. I like my own cooking.

Aquarena is kind of an interesting place. It’s sort of a ecological learning center now, but it used to host things like Ralph the Swimming Pig, mermaid shows (Doc tells me there’s a kind of underwater amphitheatre) and glass-bottom boats (that still run), and there’s this awesome looking abandoned cable car station with lines that stretch across the lake to the hills beyond.

More later.