sea shore thoughts | covid 19

8 April 2020

I haven’t been in the water for what feels like too long, and my body craves the feeling. This is a yearning I know most of my friends are experiencing these days because of the restrictions due to covid-19. Here we are is this great big world and yet we are temporarily leashed like a dog. It is for good reason though – we are strong, we are resilient, we will be okay. Thankfully, the water awaits our return and oh how sweet it will be when those waves embrace us once again.

My mother gifted me a year of MasterClass and I’ve been watching Billy Collins talk so eloquently of the art of poetry for a few days now. He has stirred the pot and made me want to write again, to release all the wildly pent thoughts. So, here is one to share with you… obviously you can tell my mind is currently one-tracked, as I sure am missing that salty water and the world it holds!

• wonder •

she twirls and curls
persevering in her motion
moving swiftly, strongly, gracefully
the destination never concrete

watch her whisper
to the tiny grains of sand
kissing each seashell
she’s dancing on the shoreline

retracting meticulously
at just the right moment
careful not to go
too far

her soft song calls you in
go
her shimmering skin catches your eye
like shiny tinsel

you look out
see everything
and nothing
all at once

x devon

SCUBA Honduras, Day One

23 June 2014

Okay, so I love Delta and that’s where all my miles are, but man is United on point with something’s. Outlets; wonderful. TVs; I’m indifferent but it’s cool. Gate organization; perfection! Thanks for making my connection the same gate as my arrival flight. Prime.

Last year when I came to Honduras I had an entire row to myself for the flight down. I lucked out again! Slept nearly the entire way on both flights.

We passed over Belize and I got a glimpse of the one of the top ten most famous diving spots: the big blue hole! You should look it up if you have a second. It’s incredible. http://www.belize.com/belize-blue-hole
And if you’re really interested you should watch the documentary Breathe. It’s about free diver William Trubridge and his incredible feats in a blue hole in the Bahamas. Such a fantastic insight in to a means of pushing ones body and mind… Those of you who know me know how much I love that stuff.

Andrew is on Isla Utilia, that’s where I’m going to meet him and where we’ll be diving. http://www.utiladivecenter.com/en
It’s a bit of a ways to get there. I flew in to Roatan, took a taxi to a ferry, the ferry took me to La Ceiba, then I grabbed another ferry to Utila. Utila is 18 miles of the coast.

I am thrilled to be spending the next week in this paradise. And I can’t wait to eat all the yummy fruits Honduras has to offer. (Side note: I will have pizza soon upon my US return.)

The rock of the first ferry through the waves nearly put me to sleep again. Okay, it did put me to sleep… not almost. But only a little dozing. I glanced behind me and apparently the waves had that effect on everyone 😴

The second ferry was wild. It reminded me of the ferry across Gibraltar Strait except a lot smaller, a lot faster, but equally as rough. Good times! I made friends with a great girl named Emily from Illinois. Her and I had great traveler talk. That’s one of my absolute favorite things about travel – finding these awesome like minded people. It only got better once I got to Utila. Andrew met me at the dock and walked me back to the dive shop (photos tomorrow), which is a perfect island style utopia. It’s a place of living within your means. There is a dock to jump off, a bar, and tons of dive equipment with wonderful happy people all around. And happy dogs. And cheap beer. And again, happy people. Obviously. Anyway! I’m so glad to have this reminder and realty check right now. I realize for most of you reading this a “reality check” might not be how you look at me being on a small island off the coast of Honduras with a bunch of people most of whom are not working but rather just traveling and enjoying LIFE, but for me it is grounding. It reminds me not to settle; it reminds me to avoid and oh or the influence of societal pressures with which I do not agree; it reminds me how little desire I have to go back and get a desk job.

Life is so good. I could not imagine myself with out these experiences. Hope you read this and are inspired to take the plunge. I’ve never been disappointed in a trip I’ve taken, be it planned in advance or spontaneous like this trip in Honduras. Go buy a ticket and LIVE.

Anywho, we sang happy birthday to one of the divers and had a delicious banana bread cake for him. A little queso blanco for dinner & e-mail updates in the living room in Andrew’s apartment. Adventures tomorrow! Good night, friends.