Chased a Lizard, Found a Dead Eel, Snorkeled in an Unsafe Area…Day 7

Gonna keep this post short.  It’s late here and I need to get bed before 2 one of these days.  I got caught fixing some Javascript stuff and the next thing I noticed it was 1:15am.  So I threw in a little time lapse video I posted on Viddler for you all to see above.  That last bit is me going after the dead eel I found on the beach.

Mr Lizard

I didn’t get to the beach until about 1 because of some work that needed to be caught up on.  On my way down I finally saw a big iguana that didn’t run away.  I took a few shots of it and then decided I would take it with me to the beach.  Little guys are surprisingly fast and I had no chance catching him.

I made it to the beach and got into my usual routine of reading.  I was playing around with my camera and noticed something…timelapse video.  I thought why not and set it on a nearby rock.  Obviously nothing too interesting was going on but hopefully I can set that up for an incoming storm and get some cool clouds rolling in.

While on the beach I made a new friend after he discovered the dead eel near me while running.  Alberto Mendez.  He was a Costa Rican that wanted to practice his English.  I said sure and he can help with my Spanish.  We talked about the new drinking and driving laws and how our economy is affecting them down there.

So I waited for the tide to come almost all the way in and I walked out to the rocks on the south side.  From there I was a bit afraid to jump in the clear water with waves coming in against the rocks all around.  But you only live once.  After about 5 minutes of talking myself up I slid and swam around the shallow water for a few minutes.  Lots of nice fish swimming around but I think I was too frightened to enjoy it.  Maybe next time.

On the way back I saw that same iguana chasing another one.  It scared me to death at first because they jumped out of tree next to me.  No joke.  The little one I think ran down but the big guy just jumped.  There are a ton of lizards and they are all super fast but to see a big one was definitely cool.

The rest of the day consisted of going to the market, a 15 minute bike ride, to pick up some food and drinks.  Upon returning I did some work, caught the latest episode of Lost, and starting jumping into the Rails framework a bit more.  I won’t geek out too much on here but it is something important for not only my personal development but the development of my company.  I hope everyone is doing well.