Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

I apologize for the lack of pictures in this post and the few others to follow.  I'll put them up as soon as I can.  I'm dealing with a stubborn camera.  Grrr...

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I woke up fewer times this morning before it was actually time to get up.  I met up with two of the other WTC staff for a swim on the swim course.  It was hard to believe that I was swimming in the very spot that I have seen televised on the NBC special each December, where the athletes become part of the “human blender” of the mass swim start.

 

Not all of the course buoys were up yet, but there were still enough up for a good workout.  The water was a cool, refreshing temperature and the current at some places was strong enough that I felt like I was stationary, despite the constant motion of my arms and legs.  The water was crystal clear, enabling me to see the rocky bottom of the ocean and the colorful schools of fish that would occasionally swim by.  It was absolutely beautiful!

 

After our swim we headed to breakfast and then got ready for the day.  I will say that while it’s usually hard to get out of a comfy bed to workout I would venture to say that a beautiful beach as a morning playground is great motivation!

 

Today’s main task was to stuff the 900 VIP bags with all of the goodies provided by partners.  As monotonous as it sounds, we were able to keep ourselves entertained in the process so it wasn’t that bad.  For lunch, we walked over to a place called Lava Java, where we had a spectacular view of the ocean.  After our break we tackled the bags again and 900 bags later we were done for the day!