los cabos, mexico, better late than never

I love plane rides and my favorite part is when you feel the G-force as we take off to our destination. Yes, it's the scariest part of flying, but I love it.  My favorite seat of the plane is the window because I love how everything looks modular when your up in the sky.  The plane ride to San Jose de Cabo, Mexico is only 2 hours, so it's such a treat to be transported to a foreign land in such a short amount of time.  It was my second time going to Cabo and the place never seems to amaze me.  There was always something new you found and also admire the good ole times I had with my sisters on my 30th birthday.  What made the second trip special was my parents finally got to enjoy Cabo for themselves and my sister Darah and I scuba dived in Pelican Rock at Cabo San Lucas.  We arrived in Cabo during the late afternoon, so the first day was dedicated to settling in, grocery shopping at the Mega store and night swimming.

The next day, my sister and I scuba dived at Pelican Rock in Cabo San Lucas.  It was nerve racking because it would be our 2nd time diving on our own without an instructor.  The Lands End diving company made us feel comfortable that I knew we were in good hands.  Our divemaster was this young 26 years old and looked like the typical divemaster with long shaggy blond hair and aura of calmness and carefree attitude they all seem to possess; is it the nitro? I dunno.  But he made us feel comfortable and at ease when we dove.  Pelican Rock was an amazing dive site and we got to see some colorful fishes and experience diving south of California.

Here is my Nikon Coolpix camera encased with Ikelite, which I am able to go as deep as 60 meters!

My sister Darah and our Divemaster as he helps her with her goggle issues. She can never clear her goggles. I love this fatty fish.  He is so cute and adorable! I squeezed him a bit too much and thank goodness he got away, LOL!

Fish all around us!



I look weird magnified or just funky undewater, hee hee and here is my sister.

Here is my sister with the divemaster as we swim back to our boat.
Yay! We survived our second time diving on our own with the help of our amazing divemaster!  It was an exhilarating experience and I am definitely hooked into diving!  Next post will be some underwater fun from our time share pool. Click here for some more pictures!

scuba diver for life!

This summer has been an interesting one. I didn't travel like I would to some foreign country and get lost or enjoy myself in a Caribbean island sippin' some summer cocktails. I mostly stayed in L.A. and travelled to a different kind of place. Most people can't travel there because a person has to be certified or you will indefinitely kill yourself. I'm talking about scuba diving. Since my first trip to Hawaii in my early 20's and seeing some random people scuba dive to the ocean, I have always wanted to be a certified diver. My sisters and I shared the same memory and so we finally became certified this year. One thing you don't know about scuba certification is it takes a lot out of your time, especially your weekends. The only thing you have to do is stick with it, and the reward is amazing. Especially our final dives in Anancapa. Anacapa is located in the Channel Islands off of Ventura County. Gosh, I have lived in L.A. since I was 7 years young, and this was my first time seeing this amazing environmental reserve. California is truly beautiful. The goal at Anacapa was to do our skills that we learned in the pool, and apply it in the ocean. That was the most annoying part because I already wanted to swim with the seals. Yes, they were these nice seals that wanted to play with us. After dive 3, we are certified divers, and our 4Th dive, we got to venture on our own to the mini kelp forest and see some sea life underwater. It was an amazing experience I tell you. To accomplish something most people can't do since fear of water, ocean animals and even the patience to learn the safety skills was trying enough. There was a girl that quit after her first dive in Anacapa. What a shame since she had invested all the time, money and energy. This wasn't our first ocean dive. The weekend before diving in Anacapa, we beached dive in Redondo Beach. That was truly spectacular as well. Anywhoo, scuba diver for life! Click here for pics on flickr.