September 29, 2008

Swimming with the Fishes















There is a this pristine and secluded beach about a 7 minute walk from my spot.  It is in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol building and not too many people know about it.  It is my favorite place to soak up the sun as there is usually nobody around to harass you.  I went last week and there was one older guy there.  I put my Copacabana beach blanket on the sand and chilled until I couldn't take the temptation of the water any longer.  I went in the shallow water and frolicked for a bit when I noticed that the older man had gotten up from his location and was walking past me on the sand.  He waved at me on his way by.  Perhaps he was just being friendly, or maybe the fact that he was wearing a thong (his was red with his bulging package screaming for attention...I know, gross...) and I was wearing a thong made him feel like we were already old friends.  Anyhow, he got in the water and I was thinking that it was weird of him to have walked all the way past me to get in the water when he could have gotten in directly in front of where he had been laying.  I was not really worried about any of it but suddenly the man threw something from in the water onto the shore.  Apparently, as he had been laying he saw a dead fish float by and he rushed to get it out of the water.  Now, let me make something abundantly clear people, I have always had nothing short of a stellar time at this beach, but if I had been chilling in the water taking in the scenery and the rays and felt a dead fish rub up against me I would have been traumatized for life.  It would have really been like swimming with the fishes for real except I'd be the one swimming while the fish would be floating.  Nasty thought no?  So the older guy was cool and very respectful.  He did tell me that when he goes to more public beaches he leaves his thong speedo at home, opting instead for an down-to-the-knee swimming trunk.  I took the video below before speaking to the guy and he was looking while I was filming so I couldn't get a close up on his a$$!   
 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good good good......

emily said...

What's with all the dead animals in PR that you are meeting? maybe its keeping the bad karma away from you. happy exploration.

Marla said...

Hey girl I do agree with with Emily, what is up with the dead animals???? I do hope it just stays in that genre and it dont make its way to actual humans, that would be totally gross.