I was really happy to be going back to Ixtapa Island with a group of friends. We were going a little earlier this time when the tide would be in and better for snorkeling. I have my new “go pro” camera for under water video photography and I’m anxious to share pictures of the fish. The go-pro is a tiny camera and I have a strap that mounts it on my head so I should be able to swim and the camera sees what I see. That part works well. The difficult part is getting it set to video, as I said it is tiny, about 2 inches by 3 inches and the settings are also very tiny. So I cross over to the Coral Beach from where we all like to gather, sit at the edge of the water, put my fins on and try to turn the camera on. In my “golden years” I have become very farsighted. This translates to I can’t read anything close up with out my glasses. So I take off the fins, cross back over the trail, put on my glasses and set the camera, take off the glasses and walk back and start over on my swim to photo the fish. I do get some nice pictures of fish, but there is more footage of the trail and me putting on and off fins and mask than of the colorful tropical fish. There has to be an easier way.
There is something about the beach that relaxes everyone. It is more that just the drinks and good food, combine that with sunshine and a cooling breeze, gorgeous scenery and everyone laughs, aches and pains melt away,worries disappear. We share stories, tease one another and even the Senor looses his grouchiness.
My wish for everyone is, find the time, make the time to enjoy this kind of happiness. Time is too precious, none of us know what tomorrow brings. Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is unknown, but today is a gift, and that is why it is called “the present”. Enjoy your every gift.
Still waiting on my new internet service to arrive, so no new pictures. I’m learning the patience of the Mexicans, there is always manana. Signing off KO
Zihuathyme 