Beach Bum , my love for the sea will never end baby!

(I would have to apologize for not being able to post about my Donsol trip, no pics yet! Sorry I wasn't using a digicam, only had an SLR. Anyway this post is still about the sea)
Pandan Island beach, Occidental Mindoro

It’s summer time once again and what better way to cool off than to head off to the beach and have an excuse to work on that tan. This year was no exception as I was at Anilao every weekend ever since I got home. I was only in Manila 3 weekends in the past 2 months!

It has always been that way yearly since more than 10 years
ago. It started with Puerto Galera, then Palawan, off to San Salvador Island (Zambales) for Christmas and New Years break, then Anilao. On and off it was some other beach or another. This year was mostly Anilao, just my luck Tubbataha (a dream come true) then to Sorsogon to do a reef survey, swimming with the whale sharks in Donsol was also a dream come true.

I really don’t know. There is something in the sea or pool that makes me salivate and want to jump in. It’s not just the coral reefs that I see that are beyond description, nor the white sands and azure waters. I think it’s in the way the wind blows across the water, or the spectacular sunrise and sunsets reflected on the sea, the feeling of complete freedom in the water, like moving through space.

I would rather live by the sea than live in the mountains. During my 3 months working in a ship, I was in heaven! I was in my element. Not once did I feel homesick while I was away, I was surrounded by water 24/7!

And what better choice than to have a job on a ship as well? I knew I had found my calling and I am currently working on my papers for my seaman’s book.

I can see it: 10-15 years from now, gazing out of a beach house, choosing between diving, swimming or just plain snoozing by the verandah.

Two more months to go before the summer ends!

And work on that tan ;-P.