WEIRD: A couple of nights ago we had a really wicked thunderstorm. One of the tranformers was hit and a lot of the Island lost electric for several hours. The news wasn't the storm as much as what is brought to the shores. A mermaid like monster washed up onto shore. We all heard about it the first thing in the morning and we all thought the Utilian's had gone mad. They are superstitious people anyway and this had taken things to the extreme.
Later in the afternoon the interupted the cable TV again and showed the so called monster. It had fused legs like a mermaid and webbed hands. It had a large boney structure from its shoulders up around its head. The mouth was perfectly round and very large in relation to its head. It was all pretty ugly. Someone had used a little imagination and some old TV or movie clips to create this "monster". Its actually a bit sad that the local people actually believe and watch this stuff. All the tourist sat around laughing wildly while the locals were glued to the TV.
My Open Water Class is going well. I'm team teaching with Tom and we've switched students around a couple of times so they get some time with each of us. I never thought I'd really like teaching entry level divers but its been and eye opening experience. The thrill you see in their eyes when the are able to complete and task is amazing. The look on their faces when they see their first underwater sights - even through the mask and regulator - is reward enough. I love it as much as they do.
Last night was a really quiet night. Matt, Joe, Audry, Shanini and I went to La Pirata's and had a great dinner. Everyone headed back to their respective apartments by 9pm. Everyone was really exhausted from the diving and previous late nights.
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