Maybe Someday I'll Live in Hawai'i

The first full day we were in Hawai'i my dad, my brothers and I jumped on a boat and went off to scuba. I was certified in Hawai'i and the only other location where I've scuba dived is Breakwater in Monterey, CA. Where it is cold. And the vis was terrible. And the conditions were overall horrible. Maybe future experiences will make up for that one day.

 Me, my bros, and my cousin all ready for a day of scuba!

 The most amazing, coolest, awesomest, inspiring thing I've ever done in my life: night dive with manta rays. They are so graceful and beautiful my breath was completely taken away. Just be sure they don't swim right at your head and nearly take your mask off.

My family and I dove with 13 mantas, the largest measured 16 feet wide!

 And on Earth Day I took a picture of my blue marble next to the beautiful ocean :)

And I got to see some cute little green sea turtles!

Blue Marbles

The story behind the blue marbles...

"When you've been given a blue marble, it is a gift to you for the good work you are doing for the planet.  Over one million blue marbles are traveling from person to person right now.

Hold your marble in front of you: this is how our planet appears from 1 million miles away.

Look closely into your blue marble at a light: in that much seawater you'll find an abundance of life and virtually every element. 

Hold your marble to your head and think of someone who helps heal the world.

Hold it to your heart, and imagine presenting your blue marble as a gift to them with a simple, "thanks for doing what you are doing".

Carry your marble until you find the right person to give it to.  Then, ask them to pass it along too. This is all we have: our only home, a fragile and beautiful blue marble."


Taken from bluemarbles.org

Yesterday I received a blue marble from the See Turtles table at ISTS. Made my day!