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5 Month Sol Statistical Update<\/h3>\n

# of Months since Arrival in Central America = 5<\/p>\n

Bottles of SPF 30 used in 2 Mo. = 2<\/p>\n

# of Barracuda Seen Underwater = 40<\/p>\n

# of Barracuda Dinners Eaten = 5<\/p>\n

Level Of Guilt Felt = Moderate, but overridden by hunger<\/p>\n

# of Shark Sightings = 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

# of Panicked Fundivers as a result of Shark Sightings = 1<\/p>\n

# of Times Swimming with Dolphins = 2<\/p>\n

New Favorite Animal = The Dolphin<\/p>\n

Current Number of Logged Dives = 94<\/p>\n

# of Articles of Clothing Allowed on 100th Dive = 0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deepest Dive Made = 180ft<\/p>\n

How Many Feet over PADI Recommended Regulations that is: 50ft *shhh*<\/p>\n

Piercings as of 6\/28\/01 = 2<\/p>\n

Piercings as of 8\/25\/01 = 4<\/p>\n

Piercings as of today = 3 (Nose diamond fell out. Too lazy to put it back in.)<\/p>\n

How Many Times Rebecca \u201cThe Human Hole Puncher\u201d tried to pierce my navel b\/f it worked: 4<\/p>\n

How much that Hurt = Significantly<\/strong><\/p>\n

# of Hermit Crabs I\u2019ve Found in my Bedroom = 3<\/p>\n

# that I\u2019ve Accidentally Stepped on and Killed = 1<\/p>\n

# of Times I\u2019ve Spoken to My Parents Since my Departure = 0<\/p>\n

How Terrible of a Daughter I am = Very<\/p>\n

Average Amount of Shooting Starts One Can Witness in 60 Seconds on a Dock in Utila = 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall Increase in Amount of Time Spent Stargazing = 800%<\/p>\n

Score on the Divemaster Physics Exam = 85%<\/p>\n

Number of Days It Took for me to Re-forget the Physics Formulas = .25<\/strong><\/p>\n

# of Times I\u2019ve been Thrown into the Ocean with all my Clothes on = 3<\/p>\n

# of People I\u2019ve Thrown in With all Their Clothes on = 2<\/p>\n

Places I\u2019m Considering Traveling to in the Next 2 Months = Ecuador, Mexico or France<\/p>\n

Reputable Method that will be Used to Determine that Destination = Ennie-Meny-Miny-Mo<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Many \u201cAll-Nighters\u201d I\u2019ve Pulled (followed directly by Diving) = 4<\/p>\n

Best Cure for a Hang-over = Deep Diving<\/p>\n

Current Tolerance for Alcohol = HIGH<\/p>\n

# of Weeks it\u2019s Been since I\u2019ve Used a Telephone or Driven a Car = 20 Weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n

% of Time Spent Barefoot in Last 2 Mos.= 99<\/p>\n

Feet Are Tough Enough to Walk on = Broken Glass<\/p>\n

How Far Away I Feel From my \u201cPre-Travel\u201d Reality = Light Years<\/p>\n

# of Times Each Day I Say to Myself , \u201cMy Life is SO Good\u201d = 8+<\/p>\n

# of BEST College Mates Flying into Utila this Week = 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Much Trouble We\u2019re Going to Get Into = Obscene Amounts<\/p>\n

Status on PADI Divemaster Program = Successfully Completed and Certified<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of Days Left on Utila = 6<\/p>\n

Rating, on a Scale of 1-10, of my 2 Mos. on Utila = 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Destination = Neighboring Island, Roatan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Time I\u2019ll Be Able to Post = Unknown At This Point in Time<\/p>\n

How Many Disks of Pictures Yet to be Uploaded = 15<\/p>\n

Number of New Pictures Added to the Utila PhotoGallery<\/a> Today = 10<\/p>\n

*TinkerBell\u2019s Wand Jingles*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please turn the page. Now entering….<\/p>\n

Chapter 5 — Roatan and Beyond…<\/h3>\n

*blows the dust off her backpack and smiles*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5 Month Sol Statistical Update # of Months since Arrival in Central America = 5 Bottles of SPF 30 used in 2 Mo. = 2 # of Barracuda Seen Underwater = 40 # of Barracuda… <\/p>\n

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