VBD

Well, I didn't have a very good day today. I got up this morning with plans to go diving up in Boynton Beach. Just a little 2 tank morning trip to a nearby reef (supposed to be some nice diving there). However, things did not go according to plan. First, I got a little lost on the way there. Not too bad though, I think the exit numbers on I95 have changed in the recent years. The place on-line said exit 44 and it was really like exit 57. I got a little worried when I had passed exit 50 without seeing it so I got off the freeway, went into a parking lot, and re-checked the map I keep in my car for just such an occasion. Lesson for anyone visiting SE Florida - maps and mapquest are your friend. Do NOT go anywhere and figure you can just wing it, or you will see it eventually, not-gonna-happen. I figured out the difference and moved on. No biggie right? I got to the place a little later than I had planned because of that stop and the fact that their entrance was closed and there was a detour to a new entrance. I wanted to get there about 9:15 and ended up there about 9:30, again no biggie. However, when I went to pay for my excursion the dude told me that he only took cash or check. Oops, I don't generally carry around my checkbook and I didn't have that much cash on hand. I had enough for general purposes (and tipping) but not for paying. So I ended up heading back home, dive-free.

Even a year and a half ago I don't think this would have fazed me, but since moving down here, I've gone into a bit of a hermit mode. People down here aren't necessarily super friendly (at least not in the same way as my midwestern peeps), and I'm getting progressively more and more introverted. This all leads to me not going out much and evidently not coping with situations like that well. I was stepping outside my (new) comfort zone by 1. going diving 2. without Dave and when it didn't work out well, it really got to me. So today I've been a bit down and I think I'm going to go swimming.