{"id":26,"date":"2014-05-17T11:34:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T08:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cybersimian.com\/travel\/?p=26"},"modified":"2014-07-31T06:45:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T03:45:27","slug":"20110511-getting-my-gills-wet-in-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cybersimian.com\/travel\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"20140511 &#8211; Getting my gills wet in Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First weekend in town. Can&#8217;t complain. My gear hadn&#8217;t arrived yet so I joined a group of hearty sea folk for an afternoon sail. We hadn&#8217;t even left the mooring and I was greeted by a Manta, A turtle, and a baby black tip. The sea&#8230;she called to me.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" align=\"center\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3w19bL56LEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-FbVkHGP\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-FbVkHGP\/0\/M\/IMG_3460_stitch-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-wkXvKpS\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-wkXvKpS\/0\/M\/IMG_3468-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-JRXKwz4\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-JRXKwz4\/0\/M\/IMG_3471-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-NLqpKGh\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-NLqpKGh\/0\/M\/IMG_3472_stitch-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-CpwV2nN\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-CpwV2nN\/0\/M\/IMG_3476_stitch-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-zdkPwsT\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-zdkPwsT\/0\/M\/IMG_3479-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-q4MTfzr\/A\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cybersimian.smugmug.com\/Go-Big-or-Go-Home\/201405-MI\/i-q4MTfzr\/0\/M\/IMG_3480-M.jpg\" title=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\" alt=\"Photo &#038; Video Sharing by SmugMug\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, an end to my 2 year surface interval.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" align=\"center\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRN8c3n3XwQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The last dive was an accidental B-25. We were supposed to dive a C-47 without it&#8217;s wings. How surprised we all were to see a B-25 appear in the depths. Unfortunately my battery died. Oh well, it isn&#8217;t going anywhere. Another time.<\/p>\n<p>Next weekend MOAR SHARKS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First weekend in town. Can&#8217;t complain. My gear hadn&#8217;t arrived yet so I joined a group of hearty sea folk for an afternoon sail. We hadn&#8217;t even left the mooring and I was greeted by a Manta, A turtle, and a baby black tip. The sea&#8230;she called to me. 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