Since "dive buddies" are easier to come by when nobody has work to be doing, I started off the break with a lot of diving. We took this opportunity to do a little exploratory diving in areas less frequented, including the East Bay Spur (a large prow that juts out into "the blue," dropping off to 1000s of feet deep in all directions), the area between the moorings for Spanish Chain and the Grotto (a relatively unremarkable area, it turns out), and The Catacombs (a series of exciting underwater caves). I also went to a few of our regular spots and saw, most notably, a massive male Hawksbill turtle. Sightings of male turtles are very rare, as they spend most of their time in the open sea, only returning to coastal waters in search of mates. Also on that same dive we found two (possibly three) female Hawksbills, which made me wonder if they had been drawn there by the male.
Exiting a cave at "The Catacombs"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9S43EFsLrE)
Sharpnose Puffer, one of Jessee's favorite fishes because of its odd appearance.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4Rjtmaeds)
We also broke out the Scrabble board, and started training to be able to beat my mom (she's really good). Of our three completed games, our standings are Jessee-1, Brett-2. I only wish I had taken a picture of the completed board (for two of the games, anyway). I led off our second game with a 72-point blowout. Jessee regained ground throughout, but couldn't pull ahead before the game ended. Look out mom!
We also did a little knee boarding:
Brett on the Knee Board
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUwaGqLaGg)
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