EARTH IS AMAZING

During this previous week's vortex of adventures, my new friend Chris (chang) stated, "Earth is amazing". For some reason that statement confiscated my attention and it made my travels really sink in. This past week was full of non-stop excitement as we toured a tiny spot on this amazing earth. When you surround it with imaginary lines and put it on a rotating globe, we call that spot Honduras.

One of the highlights of our trip was slowly descending 55 feet below the surface of the water to a world much more colorful than our own. On our first dive we witnessed a school of squid and a couple of them were mating (a unique experience for me). Our dive included clear visibility, schools of colorful fish, overly larger groupers, lobsters, eels and much more. As i watched my friends eyes widen and bubbles rapidly coming from their regulators, i knew that this was going to be the first of many dives for them.

Our group took a day to hike to the remote waterfall of Rio Zacate. The ferocious downpour of hard rain slowed us down a bit but it just gave us a better story to tell. During our white water rafting extravaganza i learned that "real men raft without rafts". Whether it's true or not, i think that it's hysterical and it fit our day to a tee. We spent the majority of our day climbing up slippery rocks and getting a running start to jump off cliffs into the river (and i have to mention that the current in the river was no joke). The best climb was one that entailed strategically climbing straight up a 50 foot wall where your fall(if there was one) was broken by the river below. Once we were safely at the top, we discovered that we were indeed expected to jump off into the currents below. I involuntarily volunteered to go first and i felt like i would never quit falling. It was indescribably amazing.

Our other adventures were a bit more laid back such as boat rides, snorkeling and laying on a white sand beach. Overall our week in a underdeveloped paradise was incredible. I couldn't have gone on a trip with better people; people that were open to try everything with little or no complaining along the way. Thank you guys (you know who you are) for making this past week an unforgettable one for me.