What do we do on our days off?

A lot of people ask Chris and I what we do on our days off. Well, first of all, there aren't many. We are open 7 days a week, so that means that we sneak a morning or an afternoon off once in a while. Sometimes a long while.... and then there is the added component of actually getting a day off together, this is the most difficult.

Not that we begrudge any of this, it is just one of those things when you own your own business.

However, saying all that, Chris and I finally did manage to get a day off together last week. So, what did we do? We went diving! I have told a lot of people this, and they seem kind of shocked, that diving would be the last thing that we would want to do on our precious and rare days off together. But at the end of the day, diving is what Chris and I love, and it is also what brought us together in the first place.

I do love diving with customers and students, but there is something so wonderful about just diving with your husband, not worrying about anyone's air, or if they are finning too far away. Not thinking about currents or water clarity, just diving. It was also super nice because I didn't even have my camera. We were just diving for the sake of diving. We didn't even go anywhere special, we went to Turtle Reef. We both must have done this site a hundred times, but it was amazing! We spent 98 minutes down there and didn't even notice the time pass. We were just looking, observing, searching. That is what diving is all about for us, discovering the mysteries of the underwater world.

We found a tiny octopus, a shrimp I had never seen before, some tiny crabs, we saw loads of turtles, I found a tiny tiny pigmy file fish, there was a barracuda that we got so close to I couldn't believe it.

I also think that it is necessary for us to dive like that sometimes. So that we never forget why we are so blessed to be doing what we are doing, because we truly love it.

Anyway... that is how we spent a large portion of our day. The rest of the day we spent at Happy Bay, relaxing, reading, sleeping. Then it was back to work (can you hear the crack of a whip?)

I have recently revamped the website, added some more photos, a couple more pages, just tried to make it more professional and more friendly to use. Let me know what you think about it, and also if there are any broken links or anything.

We have a really nice boat this morning, three people from Holland, two from Virginia, and one from NY. They are diving on the dutch side as they wanted to see some wrecks!

I will try and be more diligent about the blog, I realize that I have been slacking.

(Sally wrote this blog. :) )