It's strange, the things that suddenly hit you when you least expect it. You're caught between a rock and a hard place, swimming after an emaciated, corpse-like creature which, if you were back home you would never have trusted in a million years - and all you can think of is how incredibly pretty this island is.
It's not just a gilded cage, it's stunning.
Where on Earth would I ever have had the chance to see an underwater passage like this, except for on the Discovery Channel? There I was, seeing it with my own, half blinded eyes. I was there. I saw it. I lived it.
He breaks the surface, pushing out the water that's seeped into his lungs despite his best efforts, tossing back his hair to get a better view of the place.
Not what he expected. Not by far. And not by far, he of course means better than he could've imagined.
"This is perfect," he says, and there's surprise in his voice as well as an almost childlike amazement as he pulls himself out of the water. "Is that the only way in here?"
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It's not just a gilded cage, it's stunning.
Where on Earth would I ever have had the chance to see an underwater passage like this, except for on the Discovery Channel? There I was, seeing it with my own, half blinded eyes. I was there. I saw it. I lived it.
He breaks the surface, pushing out the water that's seeped into his lungs despite his best efforts, tossing back his hair to get a better view of the place.
Not what he expected. Not by far. And not by far, he of course means better than he could've imagined.
"This is perfect," he says, and there's surprise in his voice as well as an almost childlike amazement as he pulls himself out of the water. "Is that the only way in here?"