waste o time place

hello LJ world.
yes. I need to use this more.
at least I keep my moblog updated.
it's June now. another year half-gone.

just been working, schooling, and rockmed-ing.

oh, and trying to get more diving in too.
Did my first boat-dive out of Monterey.
I've only ever did shore stuff up here.
Gotta say, it was nice not having the long surface swim out, and not having to climb up a sandy beach.
It was also great seeing humpback whales put on a show.
What sucked was a delayed start (captain was late) and a long trip out towards Carmel.
Actually, it wasn't the length of the journey, it was the boat and the diesel fumes that wafted back and seemed to settle where the tanks and gear were set up. You know, at the aft, where the majority of seats were? And in the enclosed cabin space? There too. In fact, I started to get drowsy and feel sick due to lack of oxygen (motion sickness isn't a problem for me). I ended up going forward where waves pelted the other divers - who were pretty much all in full dive gear (minus tanks & BCDs).
I skipped the 1st dive because of raging headache and feeling ill - which was a good idea. Did the 2nd and 3rd dives tho.
Over all, fun day. Not sure I'd charter that boat again, cuz the diesel issues just sucked. However the crew was super great and friendly.