Today, I told my carpenter that if he wanted to work that was fine, but I wouldn't be around. I put my stuff in a large trash bag, and drove for a couple of hours to swim with the leopard sharks. The ocean was cold, but with my wetsuit I was able to stay in for an hour. Then I took a break, ate a few power bars, tried to warm up, then went back for some more snorkeling.

It was fun. There weren't many leopard sharks out today, but the sting rays and shovelnose rays were abundant. There were several schools of neon blue fish, but I don't know what they are called. It was kind of scary when the wave would drop, and there were 6 or 7 Shovelnose Rays underneath me. They scattered very quickly, but sometimes I was too close for my comfort.

The leopard sharks are breathtakingly beautiful. They are up to 7 feet long, and have big markings just like a leopard that are 6 or 8 inches wide. They eat crabs and small fish in the shallow waters so they swim on the bottom of the ocean. I think the season has just started so they should become more plentiful into next month.

The last time I went snorkeling with the leopard sharks I was with my girlfriend. I was kind of sad to be doing this all alone. But, during the day, I was glad that I was able to have my first experience of swimming with the sharks with her. It was a very exciting time, and left me with a very pleasant memory.

Sometimes life is so rewarding.