It's been three months and in this three months I was nearly always diving to be able to get my PADI Dive Master certificate.......The fist month I was in Utila and Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras and the last two months in Caye Caulker Belize. There is so much to tell...
The higlights of this three months were the shark diving I had done in Roatan, Honduras and my encounter with dolphines both in Roatan and in Caye Caulker, Belize......Diving with a school of Grey Reef sharks (which are 2 meters long in average) I recognized how beatiful these creatures in fact are.....We were in fact brainwashed about their exaggerated dangers. They are elegant creatures that need to be approached with caution....The underwater creatures are usually friendly (non-belligerent) if you do not hustle them and are not agressive (a few shark species are exceptions)
Altough my first encounter with dolphines was in a confined water environment in Anthony's Key resort in Honduras, it was phenomenal.....I felt waves of indescribable bliss while I was swiming with them...My second encounter with dolphines was during my Dive master course in open water, Caye Caulker, Belize.. ..While I was trying to find my group I was lost due to the poor visibility conditions and the current.....Trying to find my way back to the boat my heart was pumping fast because I was worried...and just at that moment three dolphines -one of them a baby- appeared 10 meteres away from me...They aproached me slowly, hovered around me for a while checking me out and then left leaving me with feelings of comfort and security.....With their presence I felt I was somehow protected......Dolphines have amazing sonar-like perception organs and they can feel the human heart beat.....After my encounter with dolphines I appreciate life more than ever...This amazing and mind blowing creation
28 Aralık 2007 Cuma
Maya Unification Day and Winter Solistice in Tikal
This December the 21st I was in Tikal for the Mayan Unification day and the winter solistice celebrations ...Tikal is one of the most amazing ancient Mayan cities in central America located in Guatemala....The celebrations lasted two days. The night we spent around the big fire in front of the Jaguar temple with the hyms of the shamans was phenomenal....Dancing and chanting with the shamans and fellow sisters and brothers in the center of Tikal, the heart of the Mayan Civilization, putting incense to the fire representing the light and love that burns within each of us was awe inspiring......All the prayers were for a unified human family
28 Eylül 2007 Cuma
Just for the Hell of It!
I was asking to myself what the hell am I doing in the crater of an active Volcano?
After a 6 hour hike through one of the most challenging hiking trails I have ever taken we arrived at the sulfur blowing active volcano Santi Aguito that has an altitude of 2200 meters. After I heard that 5 people who were around the crater were dead either because of hot sulfur intoxication or rocks falling on them coming close to the crater felt more terrifiying to me. As soon as we arrived I started keeping a log to calculate how much time we can spend in the crater. According to the guides the volcano was erupting approximately every 1 hour and blowing a mixture of mostly hot sulfur gas, sand, rock, ash and some lava..... I barely slept 2 hours because of keeping the log for 12 hours after our arrival... At 6 o'clock in the morning we were woken up by Marvins voice "Hey Amigos...Levanta-Wake Up"
Qucikly getting out of the tent bare foot I found my self in awe after seeing the eruption....Altough our camp was 500 meters away from the crater the blow was gigantic enough to make me feel that I was being swalloved by it...My camera's objective could not contain the whole blow....After 15 minutes of the eruption I could feel the sulfur and sand rain on my skin and eyes....
Marvin said: Come on we are going in to the crater! We have only one hour....
After seeing the eruption I said to myself...."He must be crazy" The reply came quickly: "Yes this is not a very sane thing to do....I have only guided three people since now.....and you seem to be crazy and fit enough to enter into the crater.....Come on! vamos!"
The other guys Ben and Sam were also willing to enter the crater since the begining of the journey...So I did not ask them if they wanted it or not for confirmation and started walking with the group tough a little bit anxious.....After 20 minutes of hiking and climbing we were in the crater.....you can watch the video I took ten minutes after we left the crater:
After a 6 hour hike through one of the most challenging hiking trails I have ever taken we arrived at the sulfur blowing active volcano Santi Aguito that has an altitude of 2200 meters. After I heard that 5 people who were around the crater were dead either because of hot sulfur intoxication or rocks falling on them coming close to the crater felt more terrifiying to me. As soon as we arrived I started keeping a log to calculate how much time we can spend in the crater. According to the guides the volcano was erupting approximately every 1 hour and blowing a mixture of mostly hot sulfur gas, sand, rock, ash and some lava..... I barely slept 2 hours because of keeping the log for 12 hours after our arrival... At 6 o'clock in the morning we were woken up by Marvins voice "Hey Amigos...Levanta-Wake Up"
Qucikly getting out of the tent bare foot I found my self in awe after seeing the eruption....Altough our camp was 500 meters away from the crater the blow was gigantic enough to make me feel that I was being swalloved by it...My camera's objective could not contain the whole blow....After 15 minutes of the eruption I could feel the sulfur and sand rain on my skin and eyes....
Marvin said: Come on we are going in to the crater! We have only one hour....
After seeing the eruption I said to myself...."He must be crazy" The reply came quickly: "Yes this is not a very sane thing to do....I have only guided three people since now.....and you seem to be crazy and fit enough to enter into the crater.....Come on! vamos!"
The other guys Ben and Sam were also willing to enter the crater since the begining of the journey...So I did not ask them if they wanted it or not for confirmation and started walking with the group tough a little bit anxious.....After 20 minutes of hiking and climbing we were in the crater.....you can watch the video I took ten minutes after we left the crater:
Dolphines
I have been refreshing my forgotten scuba diving abilities in the beatiful Carribean island of Utila in Honduras...In one of our dives on the way back to the dive shop the dolphines competed or played with our boat.
Even watching them competing or playing with our boat was an amazing experience...You can watch the movie I shot here:
Even watching them competing or playing with our boat was an amazing experience...You can watch the movie I shot here:
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