Sunday, July 16, 2006

Done!

Finished doing a little bit of gasketing underneath the main pedal
chest and finished an hour ago. Well, around 3. Now I have the rest
of the day and most of tomorrow free. What to do? Will look into
hiking... I almost didn't make it out of the organ in time for the
next wedding though. I was almost done with what I was working on at
2:45, thought I could get it all finished before 3. Well, I finished
about 5 minutes later, heard some Japanese over the church's PA
system, looked out, and saw the bride at the back of the church ready
to enter! I rushed to get out, knocking into stuff and making too
much noise, but by the time I had everything together she was starting
to come up the aisle and it was too late to leave. At first I wasn't
sure what was going on, sometimes the weddings are a little late, but
never early. Then I thought it might be a rehearsal, but they were
going through everything, even the kissing of the bride. I decided
that the way they were going there'd also be a recession. There was,
and while everyone's focus was at the back of the church I crept down
the ladder and hopped out the back window.

What to do now? I'm hoping to get a good hike in tomorrow, if I can
get Vlady to take me. Go for a jog and hit the beach this evening.
I'd like to see the north shore, just get out and see the island
tomorrow. Saw a little last weekend when we went out to Hanauma Bay,
but would like to be out more. Yeah, last couple weekends we've gone
snorkeling on the reefs at Hanauma Bay. There are so many cool fish
under there, not too afraid of you, let you just hang out and watch
them. I wich I could have taken pictures, there are so many different
colors. Especially remember a big purple spotted goatfish, littler
fish with turquoise and magenta heads, very small white speckled
puffer fish, a white, black-flecked sea squid or something worming
underneath rocks, and one of those fish with all the angular colors.
Definitely recommended. Although drifting around, up and down with
the waves gets a little disorienting and nerve wracking. There's also
the possibility of running into a moray eel (very rare, I think they
usually hide) or spiking yourself on a sea urchin (difficult, as
they're mostly found inside holes in the reef. Oh, I also saw two sea
turtles! That was very cool, the first was just suddenly in front of
me, sort of startled me, then swam away. The second was down on the
bottom, shook of some sand as I came by. You're not allowed to hunt,
touch, or pursue sea turtles, but the currents kept us near each other
for a little while, and I was able to see that it's been tagged.

Anyway, I've been on-line long enough today. Time to go out and do
something. Relax and rest before I get to Scotland. Spend my plane
time sleeping.

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