This was supposed to be our last day of diving. If everything went smoothly, Kris would get her Open Water Diver after her fourth dive and a final exam. Being honest, she was a bit worried about the theory test, the perfect student that she is. We went for a dive at 9 with waters still calm and my mermaid got to practice some kick ass skills like mask clearing, CESA and buddy breathing underwater. She did wonderfully and it appears that she's finally getting some control of her buoyancy. About time too since without realizing she was using quite a bit of my air, with me running after her up and down and dragging her positively buoyant booty.
While she stayed behind in the room to take her final I went to grab some lunch and to check out some options for our next couple of days. John recommended going to Talipanan, a laidback place nearby with a beautiful beach. A problem soon arose how to get there. Going there by a private jeepney would cost more than couple nights accommodations, getting there by public methods of transport would take hours and we did not fancy hauling around our heavy bags like two cargo camels. But it was possible to stay one more night in our room which meant one more day of fun diving. Krysia mentioned earlier that if our budget was stretched, she'd forgo eating in lieu of diving. Let's see if she keeps the promise.
I headed out for my second fun dive with John, Stefan and Nina. Sabang Wreck, two boats lying shallow close to the beach. Since the wrecks abound in fish, I took an egg for some fish feeding with John taking a banana (a bit of a surprise: I fed fish with eggs, rice and bread before, but a banana?). Dive was wonderful, but a surprise came while Nina was feeding angelfish. Stefan started diddling something on a slate and fumbling around in his pocket with John filming him. Something was up. Before Nina realized, he produced a message saying "Nina I love you. Will you marry me?". Aaaaaaaaawwwwww... how romantic. :) To keep the suspense short, she wrote yes and sealed the deal with a ring on her finger and an underwater kiss. Congratulations to the newly engaged couple and our new diving buddies!
After the second dive Krysia passed her OW exam with flying colors. 96% is a fine score. Congrats hon! Hmm... did you figure our some system or something or do you actually know all the answers? ;) I cooked dinner in a truly backpacker style, noodles, beef hash and eggs and it came out edible, although hopefully Kris won't be too disgusted when she reads this blog and finds out that beef hash is basically a step up from dog food.
As this was supposed to be our last night on the island and to celebrate the engagement and a new certified diver we headed up to a German steakhouse above the dive shop for some food and drinks. Food was quite pricey here with burgers running at almost $10 but it was a celebration. Since we enjoyed Nina and Stefan's company we had some more drinks after getting back to our patio. We're heading in different directions as backpackers always do, but maybe one day we'll dive again together.
While she stayed behind in the room to take her final I went to grab some lunch and to check out some options for our next couple of days. John recommended going to Talipanan, a laidback place nearby with a beautiful beach. A problem soon arose how to get there. Going there by a private jeepney would cost more than couple nights accommodations, getting there by public methods of transport would take hours and we did not fancy hauling around our heavy bags like two cargo camels. But it was possible to stay one more night in our room which meant one more day of fun diving. Krysia mentioned earlier that if our budget was stretched, she'd forgo eating in lieu of diving. Let's see if she keeps the promise.
I headed out for my second fun dive with John, Stefan and Nina. Sabang Wreck, two boats lying shallow close to the beach. Since the wrecks abound in fish, I took an egg for some fish feeding with John taking a banana (a bit of a surprise: I fed fish with eggs, rice and bread before, but a banana?). Dive was wonderful, but a surprise came while Nina was feeding angelfish. Stefan started diddling something on a slate and fumbling around in his pocket with John filming him. Something was up. Before Nina realized, he produced a message saying "Nina I love you. Will you marry me?". Aaaaaaaaawwwwww... how romantic. :) To keep the suspense short, she wrote yes and sealed the deal with a ring on her finger and an underwater kiss. Congratulations to the newly engaged couple and our new diving buddies!
After the second dive Krysia passed her OW exam with flying colors. 96% is a fine score. Congrats hon! Hmm... did you figure our some system or something or do you actually know all the answers? ;) I cooked dinner in a truly backpacker style, noodles, beef hash and eggs and it came out edible, although hopefully Kris won't be too disgusted when she reads this blog and finds out that beef hash is basically a step up from dog food.
As this was supposed to be our last night on the island and to celebrate the engagement and a new certified diver we headed up to a German steakhouse above the dive shop for some food and drinks. Food was quite pricey here with burgers running at almost $10 but it was a celebration. Since we enjoyed Nina and Stefan's company we had some more drinks after getting back to our patio. We're heading in different directions as backpackers always do, but maybe one day we'll dive again together.
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