Iron Woman,

I'm not. More like old silver that's moulded into funky jewellery. Last night's strident protest lodged by my DNA at my unnecessarily uncharacteristic desire to add a 5 mile cycling bout after a morning of 2 dives has the rest of my body seconding, thirding and fourthing the screaming sentiment. Clearly, my mouth works on a parallel set of synapses, in a universe far, far away from the ones that work with my body. Or perhaps its my new found bravado on a bike.... boosted by the absence of any flying over the handlebar episodes (ungainly it might be, but it's gotta hurt less than an encounter involving you adhered to the bike and road in a tangled heap?).

I also wonder if I just have good instincts or do I just assume people will be what they say? My diving excursion was arranged over the phone from a number off the Internet, and we'd be taking a boat out 35 miles off shore for the dive.... sounds like a plan. Dive instructors wife shows up - a lovely lady who makes the trip even more fun. She's here so I wouldn't be the only girl on board and runs home as soon as we dock. Deboo wasn't just stretching her legs after the long drive to drop me off, she wanted to satisfy herself as to what kind of people I was dealing with. Apparently, two men and a boat are not words that bring comfort to all mothers. Well, what's to say the trio wouldn't have dumped my body in the deep blue after having their way with me? Too much Law & Order methinks. But it does make me wonder if I should even be entertaining these thoughts every time I sign up for something on the net, and venture out alone? But what's the point of 40 years worth of gut that tells you something feels off at the way someone talks or the things they say? Which also makes me think, I do not want to die underwater unless I'm eaten by a shark going straight for the jugular or skewered through the heart à la Crocodile Hunter. Sudden, succinct and spectacular. That's what I'm looking for.

By the way, watching a forklift carry a boat and set it down in the water is really cool!