making up for missing out

It is a good thing there has been plenty going on around here to keep my mind off of all the fun stuff going on at home or else I would be a wreck! It has made me focus all the more on the mission and doing my job because if I think about it for too long I start to come up with ploys on how to get sent home. My favorite one today: jump off the side of the Comfort into the water. it is strictly forbidden. It would be a great way to go {and safer since yesterday's plan was to break my leg}!

I spent some time yesterday afternoon out on the bow sitting in the shade watching the birds coast along with us and dive for flying fish.

After dinner last night Rachel, Chad {Big Rix} and I {little Rix} went out on the bow to enjoy the sunset and hopefully see the pod of dolphins who had been hanging around all day.

At one point there were more that 30 of them playing around the ship. It was so fun to watch them jump out of the water doing belly flops and enjoying the draft of the ship. It must be so much fun to be a dolphin!

After hearing in the confirmation briefs for the last few days that we would be anchored 10+ miles from the BLZ {boat landing zone - what would the military be without acronyms?}I thought we would be out in the ocean with not much by way of scenery around us. I was pleasantly surprised to walk outside this morning to find that we are surrounded on three sides by gorgeous views of volcanoes and lush green mountains. The weather has been my favorite kind all day too: big gray threatening clouds and gorgeous rolling green water. We were joking about being in Jurassic Park because it looks so primitive.

I'm counting down but enjoying every minute of it still. Even with home getting a good grip on me and pulling hard, I am still so excited to be a part of this and won't get in too big of a hurry to get back to the grind.