AT IT AGAIN
This season every time Mrs. T goes diving she has a new adventure. This week was no different. Here is her short story about this week's excitement:
Art is long and fame is fleeting. Still, everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. Mine is now – at least the guys I dive with tell me I'm going to be famous in Mexico.
It happened like this. This week we were diving at Las Islas Marietas, a small group of islands just outside the bay that are a marine and bird sanctuary. Often when you dive there a park ranger comes along in a small boat to check that you have the wristband that shows you have paid the park fee. The dive company supplies these and includes the fee in the cost of the trip.
Seeing the boat approaching I instinctively held up my wrist but the ranger shook his head. After a brief consultation the dive masters explained that they wanted to take pictures of us. The pictures would be used to advertise Las Marietas. We all agreed to participate. The photographer took a few pictures of us in the boat. Then the first dive group of three divers, in their 20s, and their dive master put on their dive gear and got into the water. The photographer yelled some instructions.
"They want you to get in the water with those guys so they can take your picture," Alex told me. "You will be famous!" he encouraged.
I agreed – to get into the water – so the other three dive masters rapidly inserted me into all my dive gear and I jumped in and swam over for the photo shoot. I expect the photo will have the caption "People of all ages enjoy diving at Las Marietas." Either that or my inner beauty was really shining through!
We had great dives but the water was cold.
We are excited to be having another visit from Rita next week.
And Happy Birthday to Monsieur B.
No pictures this post. But I guess you should scan the web to see if Mrs.T is indeed famous.
Dan and Rebecca
