Travis goes snorkeling, mantas for the big ones

Hello there!

So, so, so, I had to calm down first, because I experienced something amazing! Luckily, there’s plenty of opportunity for that here - I mean to calm down. Swinging is said to help:

So, so, now I'm going to tell you: I went SNORKELING! Yes indeed! With my two big ones. They took me in my submarine and we were far out. There was a real reef and corals and fish and stuff!

But I'd better start the story from the beginning: my big ones were here to go snorkeling and brought back such beautiful pictures!

Well, I got a bit curious and was tempted to ask if I could join as well. And imagine, as soon as I said it, we were already on our way. I didn’t really have time to feel scared. Whoosh, there I was in my submarine with my big ones in the water. And even huge waves like the ones in the photo below (Do you see them? There, where my big one is?!) I almost (!!) endured without fear.

And let me tell you what all you can see underwater.

They're called unicorn fish here. Unicorn like the mythical creature. At first, I thought like June, the month. But they're here all year round. I'm still practicing my English. A friend of my big ones called them Pinocchio fish instead. I think that's good too.

We were also 'in the deep'! I heard that once when people were talking about the swimming pool. And now I have an idea of it. Where the reef ends, it drops steeply into the deep blue. But you can only get there if you can really dive.

Who knows if I will ever do that too. I'll let you in on a secret: even if I sometimes say things like 'I can't breathe', I actually don’t have to breathe at all. And after the trip, my big one bathed me, all without a submarine. I actually found that quite nice. The water here is almost as warm as a bath, namely 29 degrees! So - so - theoretically speaking - just as a crazy idea - just a thought...

...I might possibly maybe someday in the distant future go diving. 🤔😯

Actually, I have too much respect for it. But yesterday my big ones came back from diving and saw sooo many mantas. I mean rays, not cars. Look, isn’t that cool?

Well, I would really like to see something like that. Someday. Especially because these mantas are totally harmless. No poisonous stings or anything. And they only eat plankton. My big ones were almost as impressed as I was after my snorkeling adventure. Well, at least...

Until then, I will enjoy watching the sea and listening to the waves. Especially in the morning, the atmosphere here is very beautiful:

And I will discuss everything calmly with my two big ones. We will see what comes of it. Such things need to be very well planned and considered. Not that something happens in the end! Or that I end up getting lost in the worst case!🥺

Maybe the little funny geckos here have an opinion on it too.

I will, of course, keep you updated. In two days, we are going on a diving safari boat for a week. There will definitely be many opportunities. If I dare...

First, I wish you a good time. I will be in touch again soon.

Until then!

Travis, the buddy-bear