Whale Sharks and Days

What can I say, we have done so much in the past two days it is unbelievable.
Thursday was a slow and relaxing day that was filled with sun and water. Sadly the ocean infont of our condo is full of seaweed; however, if you walk about ten minutes down the beach the water is crystal clear. We walked down a street called Fifth Avenue, which had shops and vendors everywhere. For lunch we had tacos at a colorful restaurant called La Vagabunde. The day was stretched out to the fullest in preparation for the longest day to come.

On Friday I was awaken at 5:30 AM to get dressed in my bathing suit and be picked up by our friend. She arrived in a large white van that carried one other guy named Roberto from Spain. We drove and picked up two other families, one from Ireland and the other American. When we got to the docks there was breakfast and bathrooms. Then we waited about twenty minutes until all of the other vans arrived. Once they had our friend (Jessica), the Irish family, and us all loded onto a boat and we were off to find the biggest fish in the world.
The boat ride was long and most of it for me was focused on looking at the horizon. Everyone was quiet for the most part, there were a few side comments but you couldn't really hear them over the lapping and splashing of the waves against the boat. We were tosted up and down and up and down.
I was stuffed into a wet suit on the way there and you might think it was a piece of cake but these were not normal wetsuits. The wetsuits we brought were for racing triathlon so it was basically like putting on a second skin (that was NOT the highlight of my day by a long shot). I look forward to the day where I get to wear a normal wetsuit because it will nothing compared to getting that monstrosity on.
Once we arrived at the whale shark site other boats had already arrived and lifejackets bobbed in the water. Apparently I somehow volunteered myself and my family to go first. We geared up and prepared to jump. The captain started yelling in spanish and Jessica told us to go. With in a matter of seconds I plumeted from the side of the boat to the water. As soon as I came up everyone was frantic. My snorkel come off so it was all I could do to hold my breath and hope for the best.
Waves slapped my face every time I came up to breath and when I looked down there he was, a beautiful creature. He was long and spotted (to be honest I really wanted to give him a hug because of how adorable he looked). It was a surreal experience like diving into a painting. Then I remembered I had no snorkel and needed to breath. I plunged up out of the water to be greeted by the other instructor, Alex. He grabbed my arm and pulled me through the water.
"Look down," he said and I followed his instructions.
The whale shark was swimming beside me thinking "yep I'm still a whale shark," but I had to come up for air. When I did Alex shouted at me to look down again.
I couldn't though because I needed air and Alex didn't speak english well so all he said was look down and come.

After the first jump the first were easy and calm. We swam along side them until they dove down so deep that we could no longer see them.

We then drove to a beach with crystal clear water and ate lunch. The food was called Ceviche and I went back for seconds (recipe soon).

It was a long windy ride back but I am pretty sure I fell asleep. However, by the time we got back to the condo I was ready to be and I think we all were. That was an experience I would encourage everyone to have. Jessica was amazing, the day was spectacular, and the creatures were unreal.    

Mexico Day Uno

Hola Everybody,
We have arived in Mexico and there is so much to blog about I don't even know where to start!
Many people say its the jouney not the destination that counts; however, most of my journey was spent looking at the back of my eyelids. We had to wake up around 4:30 AM and I am NOT a morning person so I didn't really prosses much before coffee.
When we arrived on the plane to San Antonio I cracked open a book, popped in some music and read for a good hour. Then it was lights out from there. Then second plane ride involved the same with a brother jacked up on sugar.
Then we arrived in Mexico!
A driver picked us up from the airport and drove us an hour to our condo (at which point my brother crashed). Once at our condo we settled in and were given instructions by our German friend and the owner of the condo.
From there we left to get food which included tacos, tacos, and more tacos. We walked back to the condo, relized that we were exsusted, and went to bed.

First Full Day
The first full day did not start quite as early and after a good cup of joe I was ready to get going.
Our friend picked us up from the condo and took us to Turtle Bay (or thats what we call it). She is a diver for a living so she took her day off to snorkel with us. After a lot of pulling, shoving, and a few tears (not really) I stuffed my body into a wet suit. Let me tell you it will not be happening again unless someone ties me to a chair and shoves it on me themselves.
Once we got into the water it all seamed woth it. The turtles were magnificent. Their shells looked like pastel fireworks and a few swam up in front of us to get air. What was even more amazing to me were the reefs. Fish swam all around them and eels poked their heads out of the coral. Even the plants were beautiful. It makes you wonder what else is in the 90 percent of un discovered ocean.

All in all the places are beautiful, the food is amazing, and the culture is waiting to be discovered.

P.S. Pictures will be coming soon!

One Day Away!!!!

Hola everybody,
The packing has begun and as I have never been to Mexico I hope it goes well.
My carry on bag will include...

• Books 
• Phone (duh)
• Headphones 
• Money 
• Camera
• Chapstick 
• Ponytail holders
• Charger

Clothes will include...

• Shorts (6)
• Pants (1)
• Bathing suits (3)
• T-shirts (7)
• Skirts (1) 
• Dress (1)
• Shoes (4) (I am bringing sneakers, dress shoes, flip-flops, and Chacos).
• Raincoat (Always better to be safe than sorry) 
• etc. 

And of course there will be the necessities such as tooth brush, hair brush, shampoo, deodorant, etc. I will be there for nine days and the plan is for them to be the lest stressful nine days of my life.

There seems to be a pattern of disaster when I go on trips (it ends up being good disaster but still). Last summer we went across the pond to England and France where my brother got Appendicitis in Paris. We ended up having to stay at least an extra week! What are the odds of that even happening? I got an extra week in the city of my dreams and he lived so it all worked out in the end but lets pray for no busted Appendices in Mexico.
Its going to be a dark and early morning so good night everybody!

Hello Readers

Hello Readers of the world!
This is my first post and I wanted to let everyone know what this blog will be about. First of all, this is not about any one subject, I want it to be about anything and everything. This includes resipies, travel, life, advice, reviews, ect. I want to everyone who reads this to be encouged to follow their dreams! If you want me to write (post) about a specific subject or talk about anything particular let me know. I want to hear from all the people who read my blog! This is also a disclaimer because I want all of you to know that this is my first blog, but I love to write and I am excited to see how it goes. Wish me luck!

Stuff to Look Forward to
I will start adding a song to every few posts starting Monday so keep reading!