Surviving Palau...not hard to do

So it's 8 am in Davao, I've been up since 3am, just downed a cafe mocha, and my body and mind are moving at hyperspeed.

Back in the Philippines and wondering if Palau really happened or if it was just a crazy dream. Eight days went by in the blink of an eye minus the huge hole in my bank account afterwards. Four days of diving, two sometimes three dives a day, and some amazing sea life interactions experienced. Manta rays, white-tip sharks, reef sharks, humphead wrasse, mandarin fish, turtles galore, schools of barracuda, trevally, fusiliers, bumphead parrotfish, and sharks. I wish we had gotten some pictures of all the sharks, but somehow Uka seemed to miss them or not pass them along to us.

Lets talk about jellyfish shall we...mmmmkkkkkay. Imagine getting into a lake that has around 17 million jellyfish. Usually that might seem crazy and suicidal considering most jelly fish sting, but oh no, this lake has a rare species of non-stinging jellyfish. I know that seems contrary to everything you've ever learned or heard about jellyfish, but maybe you've seen the special on National Geographic's which shows this beautiful lake, or check out the wikipedia article on Jellyfish Lake.

Some other things experienced in Palau: the stomach flu and all symptoms included, delicious garden burgers with strawberry milkshakes (which might have caused the aforementioned), Thai food, snickers ice cream bars, fruity pebbles (forever tainted now since that was the last meal I had before I began the violent vomiting spell ), ultimate frisbee at the local track&field, playing with a huge pod of spinner dolphins, and playing a lot of hearts before bed. You're talking with the hearts champion, oh yeah. I had to show these boys who was boss, ya know.

All in all, Palau was well worth the expense. Definitely no regrets. Now, Mat and I are continuing onward for two more weeks in the Philippines to snorkel with whale sharks, possibly dive some more, and explore some of the 7,107 islands which make up this country. Glad to be back around the endless stalls of fresh fruit and cheap everything. Miss you all, especially in times of illness, and look forward to hearing from you. It's now the sixth month on the road and still not sure where the next adventure will take me or when it will stop.

Live, laugh, and always love.

If anyone wants to come out and meet up.... I DARE YOU


A fun fact for you... Palau was the location of the 10th Survivor.

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