Diving Trip this Weekend

Em, Brennan and I have been learning to dive. As in Scuba Dive. It's quite a cheap course to do in Argentina; five days of theory and practical for around $120. We had the choice of getting our certification in Argentina, or back in Sydney, but we figured we'd do it here, even though the trip isn't too cheap. We're heading to Las Grutas in Patagonia tomorrow for four days, and hopefully if things go right, we'll at least get to see some whales. There's a possibility we'll dive with them too, but i'm not going to get my hopes up.

So we've learnt how to dive and all that, and use a dry suit so we don't get cold, and give each other regulators, and swap them and all that... but I think probably the most exciting thing about this trip is we're going with a bloke called 'Chopper', who starred on Argentina's version of Survivor, and took 5th place. Unfortunately i can't find any video of him, but this proves it's true.

Now, i don't hide what a ridiculous fan of survivor i am, and there's no shame to be had in admitting it because it is quite easily the best television program ever made in the whole world. They've just finished Season 20 (which was probably the best season yet), and it doesn't look like they're going to stop. That speaks for itself... I mean, the Simpsons has 21 seasons, and they started ten years earlier.

Unfortunately, I'm never going to have an opportunity to be picked for Survivor, because Australia only ever made one series and a celebrity version. I'm not a celebrity, it's unlikely i'll ever become one, and it doesn't look like they're going to make any more anyway, so i'm out of luck there... And you've gotta be American for the American version so i'm out of luck there too, unless i can marry an American... But Em wouldn't be too happy about that... Although, she might be willing to discuss it?.. Then all i've gotta do is get past the selection process... Hmmmm. worth considering... But we'd definitely have to figure out a pre-nup, for when i win...

But anyway, I'm gonna get to talk with someone who experienced it! Probably the next best thing!! Can't wait to ask him about his strategy, where he went wrong, if it was hard living off the land... OAHHHH! I'm SO excited!!!

Ok, of course this is all slightly tongue in cheek. I'm probably going to enjoy diving with whales. But it's still cool to hang out with a SURVIVOR, and i'm sure McHaggis, Claire, Danno and Rulz, will be excited for me (sorry for outing you guys). Another strange connection is that our diving instructor taught the host of the show how to dive also.

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