Life in a rubber suit

The happy scuba couple

The days pass here in Bonaire incredibly quickly.........our days have some variety, but, happily, not much. Just a resequencing of our favorite activites, day after day. Meals on the boat, happy hour, diving, watching the moon rise over our 360 water view.

The rare frogfish (the yellow blob)

But life in Bonaire really revolves around diving. How high is the wind ? Is it safe to pick a distant dive site? Each dive is about 70 minutes at about 40-60 ft under the water. We explore the giant coral formations here and basically watch the fish (large, small, and occasionally wierd) going about their day. We signal each other under water to describe what we're looking at.....a private language that only two people on earth can use. The experience is kind of meditative and really clears your mind. No media, no people, no cars, no jobs (hahaha).

The 20 minute ride back from the dive site is filled with the dive-recap conversation........"can you believe the teeth on that green moray ?". The the very important designation of our "fish of the day" award.

Green Moray in the coral

Do we lead a trivial life ? Are there more important pursuits ? Have we become a pair of nautical wastrels ? Yawn. I could ponder these weighty questions or read my kindle and have a glass of wine.