So apparently there are two types of divers, those who admit to peeing in their wetsuits and those who don't admit it. It was pretty hard to get around on the dive boat that I was certified on - the two options for a full day of diving was the one I noted in the heading, the second was using a bucket on the deck of the rocking boat while someone hid you from view behind a towel - I'm pretty sure the bucket would then be dumped into the ocean.
In any case I am now a certified diver. The diving was excellent. Chris ended up being my diving buddy yesterday (I was the only student) which was nice - we saw lots of things, most of which I don't know the names of. There were some huge schools of fish, great corrals, eels, lobsters... The most exciting thing I have seen so far though was a sea serpent like thing, the length of my arm, that Chris and I found in chest deep water this morning just off our beach. I now will not put my feet down unless the water is waist deep or shallower. Not sure that will help but it makes me feel better.
We took a day off diving today to hang around on the beach - snorkel, read etc... It is once again crazy hot. There is this highway of ants that passes in front of the porch of our room that I jump over most times of the day, but right now it is even too hot for the ants. It is so fantastic here - the weather is great, the water is warm and very clear, it is really laid-back and absolutely beautiful. Wish we could stay longer. In any case we dive tomorrow and then head to Zanzibar Town on Friday, before heading to Dar es Salaam on Saturday for our flight home. Take care. P.S. (For Jess and Lachlan) I finished the post above and went to the bar to get a Savanah (dangerous that they have them here - fortunately they are quite expensive) and Matt (from the Murchison Falls trip) walks up. World is always smaller than you think.
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