12 Mar, Sat.

Sat,12 Mar. woke up to more rain, went back to sleep and at 9am got up and it was still raining. when and where was i supposed to meet Marti today ???????????? .... worked on the computer until 11:30 ... while it continued to rain the entire 2 hours... a hard rain! this is my weekend off, i was hoping to do a lot of diving ... but there will be no diving today. even if the rain stops, the visibility will be poor. this weather front should be gone by Monday, when i'll return to work :( went to the internet to download some photos and returned home in time to meet Marti at 2pm ... i think that's what i agreed to .... yes, she was there with her snorkel gear, ... now i remember. i grabbed mine and we headed down towards Luna Beach. our mission for the day was to make more contacts with the 'cruisers' (aka people who own/live on their yachts); in hopes of finding someone who would take us to Cayos. it was still stormy, but we got in the water and started snorkeling-swimming towards the area where the yachts are moored. we were not snorkeling, as in snorkeling; we were just using our snorkels to swim out to the yachts; and we didn't see anything in the water. it was a long way out there and we had to watch for speeding Water Taxis, but we made it safely. we snorkeled around for about a hour; and found a yacht that she had made contact with a few days ago. the guy was really nice, we tredded water for awhile as we talked, and he 'insisted' that we come 'aboard' and visit for awhile. we did ... it turns out that he and Marti know a lot of the same people from 'way back when'; during their younger 'other lives' while sailing the Virgin Islands. they have lived a life that i can't even imagine! his wife returned with some rum and we watched the sun set. because it was cloudy, the skies were really pretty. they took us back to shore in their dingy, because it was almost dark by then... i was so happy, the last thing i wanted to do at that point was to get back into the water, coz i was wet and cold by then. i went home, showered, (no hot water!), changed, and met Marti again for dinner. we went to the Noodle Shack, ate our fill, and took leftovers home again. i am so glad i have a frig in my place! then home around 9:30pm. i tried to work on the computer, but kept falling asleep sitting up. i was tired !