Tower 1 Coming Down

This weekend tower 1 was taken down.  They brought in a crane to expedite the process.

May 27- Cocos Swim

Today I was able to participate in a 2.5 mile swim from Cocos Island to Guam. It was a lot of fun! 

I finished in 1:01:23, the fastest in my age group was around 53 minutes. Overall I came in 65th out of about 175 participants. My friends were right behind me too! It was great to share the experience with them. Max, unfortunately, was on call. 

The fastest time was 38 minutes, which is a record for the 22 years they've had the race. They also had a 5 mile swim, first time this year. The fastest time was around 1.5 hours! 

 The kayakers who were there for our safety

Around the house

A sunset across the street from our house

 A banana spider, one of many on our porch

Bougenvillia (sp?) near the house

 Another sunset

 Yummy yellow watermelon

 A friendly, young praying mantis

 

 It's mango season, yay!!

Another sunset

 Look at the calm water while I was training

 You can even see the wake!

In case you were wondering, Max's shirt will help give you the perspective!

May 19 - the cat

We've been trying out a friend's cat. He's almost 2 years old. He and Toby seem to get along well. His name is Bob, but I'm not sure if his name will stay the same. He's a pretty tall cat.

Rockmover Wrasse in action

Dives in April and May

We've gone on 3 shore dives since our last dive post. 

Here are some of the favorites from those dives.

 Honeycomb grouper

Nudibranch

Pinktail triggerfish

 Juvenile Rockmover Wrasse

  The same fish (same area) 3 weeks later, the color difference is correct in the photo.