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The Next Adventure

The last three weeks are a blur of activity in my mind: 41 dives, Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Response, Rescue Diver, and countless specialty courses run so fast into each other it's hard to remember what I did three days ago, let alone at the beginning of the trip. I've got three new countries' stamps in my passport, eight islands to the list of places I've visited, and a few dozen certifications under my belt. Part of me is relieved it's over, but it's a brief respite: a new batch arrives today and we get to do it all again.

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Over the Hump

It's a cool, calm, breezy evening in the Caribbean. It's 12:17 a.m. and it's been a long day, but I'm not quite ready to sleep yet.

We're anchored off the island of Canouan, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and day 12 of our three-week trip has come to an end. Already we've done 26 dives and completed Advanced Open Water and three specialty diver courses, as well as Emergency First Response. Tomorrow we begin rescue skills practice, and at the end of the trip we'll have a week to devote to fun diving and specialties,

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Day 5

I awake with a thud. Slightly dazed, I blink my eyes. "I'm awake..." I groan.

I'm also on the floor. It takes me a moment to figure out what happened, and as long to catch my breath. Someone, awakened by the noise, asks if I'm okay. Blearily, I nod and work my way to standing to survey the damage.

The hammock cord has snapped. I unclip the other end and start packing the hammock and my sleeping bag away.

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Sailing

Today we actually got to sail. Without the engine, gliding along on the waves by the power of nature.

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Adrift

We're not really adrift. We're anchored outside Grand Case (pronounced "Cass"), St. Martin, on the 46-foot catamaran Freya. There are 18 of us aboard, all Broadreach Caribbean staff—though not all of us Caribbean staff are here. Others are at "the pad" in Anse Marcel, where we set sail from two days ago. Still others have left on their programs already, or have taken off to prepare their boats for student arrivals.

Me, I don't leave until June 17.

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All I Can Think Of_09-03

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Every time we talk it seems I change my tune
It’s like a test, do my ideas hold water?
In answer, you drench me like the Southwest Monsoon
I would drown if I were a yachter

This tug of war between 
Thought and feeling
Will stretch my limits or
Tear me in two
I’m lying here
A million miles from all I knew
But all I can think of is you

I need to learn some new mistakes
I need something to change my mind
I don’t know how much more of this I can take
I take it all back and rewind


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