brave…

10 Friday May 2019

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was recently talking with someone about being brave…

made me think back to our trip to Mexico when we went down to the ocean floor wearing these 60 pound helmets… we were there to see the stingrays…

we told the team that I was claustrophobic, just in case I couldn’t stay down in the water… I hung onto the rail for dear life, lol… I thought that the divers came by a few times, but apparently they came by every minute or so to be sure I was okay…

but I did it… and have the photo to prove it…

while we were on Maui I tried stand up paddle boarding… and I did it, well, for about five minutes, lol… of course my daughter did hold the board while I got on…

this afternoon I went to the Zoo with friends… we spent some time checking out the new stingray exhibit… this was what had instigated the conversation around bravery… what fun…

the volunteers shared all kinds of information about the display… there are two varieties and twenty-five in total… looking forward to visiting them again;-)… no fear at all for this visit;-)…

took me back to those moments of being so scared, but doing it anyway…

Maui, day nine…

19 Friday Apr 2019

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today is my birthday…

how amazing to be in such a beautiful place to celebrate…

we started out early this morning to get to the paddle board place by seven, as the water is calmer first thing… my daughter had a great time out on the water and I read and beach-combed… she saw many turtles and fish while she was out there…

we sat on the beach and relaxed for a while and then put on our new dresses (in the bathroom at the beach) and headed to The Mill House for lunch… I’ve been following them on Instagram for quite some time so was excited to get to eat there…

another visitor at The Mill House offered to take our picture and had us move here and there until she got just the shot she wanted, lol…

the food was very tasty and besides the restaurant there were gardens, ponds, zip lines, a farm tour and a few shops… we had a lovely wander around enjoying the beauty… especially enjoyed feeding the ducks, little turtles and fish in the ponds…

what a treat…

shortly after we arrived in Maui, I picked up this amethyst as my birthday present… it is gorgeous…

there were lots of birthday messages, some coming at four in the morning as friends weren’t aware of the time difference, lol…

it is lovely to be feted on your special day…

here is a picture that my daughter took of our AirBnB host Eve, who is also an April 18 birthday person… how cool is that;-)…

Maui, day eight…

18 Thursday Apr 2019

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today we swam with the turtles…

before that we watched surfers and paddle boarders as small and large groups went into the water to try their skills…

then we drove to another beach which had been recommended by a few different people who we had asked about snorkelling…

as we were getting into the water people were already pointing out a good sized turtle that was right there…

I tried using the flippers, but they didn’t help much so I ditched them… I was just happy to have another opportunity to snorkel…

and then the turtles started showing up as I was checking out the various fish swimming below me…

I swam along beside one for a few minutes before it headed off in a different direction… at one point I watched two of them swimming together… they are much more graceful in the water…

what a gift;-)…

of course there are no photos as we tend to leave everything in the car when we snorkel… I’ve been told my phone is waterproof but this doesn’t seem like the time to test it, lol…

here is a shot of the beach where this magic happened;-)…

what a wonderFULL time we are having…

2017 Ottawa day 6…

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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watery things today… so happy…

likely, by now, you all know about my obsession with bendy buses, lol…

on our way to Byward Market we saw many… so I had to get a picture…

then we picked up beavertails and drove to the Rideau Falls… I had some chocolate on my arm so had to clean it up which proved very humorous for my daughter…

shared the beavertails and walked to, around and over the two sets of Falls…

was very excited to spot a Great Blue Heron at the bottom of the second set… they are such majestic birds and remind me of a trip to the East Coast we took many years ago and saw them everywhere…

also took a few shots of this sculpture… for years my daughter collected worlds, lol, so it was fun to see this one with her…

I spent an hour or so sitting alone on a sandy beach at Petrie Island while she paddleboarded… the water was like glass and tunes were playing in the background for the beach volleyball game going on behind me as the sun went down on this beautiful day…