Friday, January 06, 2006

Deep sea diving is the best!

First, before I get to the race, I promised you guys I would tell you about my swimming trip. Let me tell you, it was wonderful. I knew about the Challenger trench awhile back and had been wanting to visit, but hadn't had time. Dealing with the Blogger can be a fulltime job. Now I wish it was a fulltime job.

I started from our west coast and decided to fly the distance. I was ready to get started! Once I was over where it should be, I let my body drop the 40,000+ feet from the clouds hitting the water naked as when I left California. My body sliced through the water and I chose to use my swimming skills to propel me through at incredible speeds. (I used to be a swimmer, dontcha know?) Of course, I was moving at speed that no man-made machine could reach simply kicking my legs. Eventually, I was the trench below me. It was such an incredible sight. If not for my eyesite, I wouldn't have been able to see the edges so far apart.

I noticed a submersible had the same idea as me. Although it had been done many years ago, another group of scientists wanted to make the trip. I noticed them looking at me right away and approached their vessel smiling. I think nerds are cute, so I didn't mind letting them have a full show of me as I swam by them. Waving, I disappeared into the depth of the trench unaided, unlike them.

At over 16,000 lbs per square inch, it's not very uncomfortable. Once at the bottom, I sat for awhile thinking of my race with Blogger coming up. I was there for most of day. She may be more powerful, but foot racing is totally different. Maybe I can beat her at this.

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