12.08.2008 by Shannon
Hi, love. Another email for you, coming from the beautiful (but currently stormy) Cook Islands. I wrote you a little narrative of my day. Hope you like it.
Rough Seas do Shake, O Darling Come What May: A Story
Today we tried going out for another dive day. It is Sunday, and
everything around the island is closed (fairly religious here). It is
mom’s official BD, and so we thought a nice repeat dive, yesterday
being so great, would be just the thing. The weather was a bit stormy
again, but the dive place we went with said they were still good to
go, so we packed our bags and met them out from this morning.
I was already seeing ominous signs before we even started. (more…)
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12.07.2008 by Shannon
You might think Britney Spears on the iPod while crossing New Zealand’s majestic bays via ferry towards Waiheke Island some kind of sacrilege — but let me assure you, my friends, it is a beautiful (life affirming) combination, the sacred and the profane.
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Category Location-Location, Unthinkable Loss | Tags: auckland,britney,cook islands,diving,loss,new zealand,nz,spears,vacation,waiheke island | No Comments
11.30.2008 by Shannon
The sun, ferns, salt and dark lager have bleached my brain. I am now sitting by myself at the (mahogany? kaori wood?) bar at a place called “Schnappa Rock” and enjoying a very tall pint while I write and look at the ocean:
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Category Location-Location, NaNoWriMo, Narrative | Tags: crayfish,diving,NaNoWriMo,new zealand,nudibranch,octopus,open water certification,PADI,poor knights,poor knights island,schnappa rock,scuba,scuba diving,SSI,stingray,tutukaka | No Comments