It's Good to Be King

Snorkeling competition. 

Kados bridge.
 Me versus Sara.

Best out of three. 

First round - find the most unique object. 

Alexa called us off and the competition began. 

Sara cheated though, she jumped during "ive" in "dive" while Alexa was shouting, 

"Snorkelers - grab your snorkels - get set - dive!"

If Sara won, I had to help her paint her graduation cap

and if I won, Sara had to pay for my "Anne's Italian Ice" after we snorkeled.

The stakes were high.

Round one had to be completed in ten minutes. 

I was down to the last two and I still had nothing, 

finally - at the last second - I saw something glittering on the ocean floor. 

I found this fish weight connected to a rusted hook, it was actually pretty cool. 

Sara found several items - choosing her favorite for the competition, 

she chose a beer bottle cap that said "It's good to be king" on the top inside. 

Alexa, our judge, had a tough time deciding.

However, the results of round one: 

Max: 1

Sara: 0 

Round 2: 

Unlimited time to find the most interesting living creature. 

A little more challenging, but I had the perfect winning creature in mind. 

Every time we come we find conchs crawling over by the rocks, 

as I was swimming over to see if I could find one - I came across a peculiar object:

an ugly - fat - warty sea cucumber. 

 "Hold your hand out and I'll flip it into your hand."

"No, that thing is sick." 

"Do it!" 

"Ahhh - this is so nasty."

The texture of that cucumber outside the water was cringe worthy. 

It looked like it would be slimy and smooth, 

quite the contrary - it was rough, dry, and had a thick, hard layer of skin.

Nasty. 

Results of round 2: 

Max: 2

Sara: 0

Sara brought back the outside of a strawberry? 

So - I won!

We went to Anne's Italian Ice afterwards, 

Best $1.30 I've ever saved. 

A challenge is a challenge.