Today is day five of the mission. This has been quite an experience so far. There is really no way to explain what it's like to get out in the water every day for such long periods of time. When there is no work to be done, I can hang out in the water like one of the local fish. They just go about their business as if I wasn't even present. I have never had this kind of experience in the water before. Usually the fish swim away as
soon as divers approach. But not here. Some of the damselfish even try to chase me away from their territory.

As I wrote previously, the night time is the best time to see marine life. If you just sit and wait patiently, a whole new world will unfold around you. From the tiny fish that burrow into the sand, to the goatfish that blow away the sand looking for food, to the giant barracuda waiting for prey, there is a lot of activity at night in the sea. When the visibility is good down here, you can stand completely still on the sea floor and would
never even know you are underwater until you try to move and encounter the resistance of the water. For a moment you feel as though you are standing on land and the fish are flying all around you like birds. And
then you move and realize that you are living underwater in their world. Pretty cool.