Well, the question of the passport is settled. The box that Amos and I mailed on March 5 from San Diego arrived yesterday. With no passport in it. So now I know the passport is officially lost. What a shame. This could impact my plans for the summer.

Last night Wakana, Akiko, and I went snorkeling out at the Piti Bomb Holes. There is a long walk through shallow water. Then there is a precipitous drop into deeper water, maybe 30' or so. The bomb holes are round openings in the reef that look as though bombs carved them out. Actually they are natural formations caused by an old upwelling of fresh water. In the middle of the deepest is the Fisheye. This is a tower with an observation lounge at the bottom of the sea. We swam out to take a look at it. I dove down and grabbed the window sill so I could look into the lounge. No one was home.

The whole area around the Fisheye is surrounded by schools of fish. It was like swimming through a National Geographic movie. Simply amazing. This afternoon we'll go over to Gab Gab to look at that area.