Dirk was beaming from ear to ear. He had just walked through
the door after his afternoon flight. As usual he had a bag with some snacks and
groceries but I could not help notice the two empty beer bottles in his hand.
“We got 5 sharks this afternoon!” He said. OK, so perhaps the
empty beer bottle weren't the reason for his happiness – or at least all of it.
“It was amazing!” He continued. “This morning I got 1 shark but this afternoon
we got 5.” He was shaking his head in a kind of elated disbelief. “Five!” he
said again, this time with more emphases. Of course given the recent drought of
whale sharks this was good news.
“Awesome!” I answered enthusiastically before settling in to
listening to Dirk.
According to him the interns and clients are going to sleep
well tonight, some most probably were going to be sore too – they had a lot of
encounters so were clambering in and out of the boat all the time. It was great
to hear – nothing like a good bunch of encounters to lift the spirits of
everyone. What made the day even more
special was the fact that the wind was just 5 knots. In these light wind
conditions flying becomes more a pleasure than work and Dirk made full use of
it.
“Jis!” He says with boyish enthusiasm, “I have forgotten how
fast the micro-light lands when there is no wind. The wheels made the same
noise as a Boeing!” and Dirk whistles his rendition of tires hitting the
runway. I of course have a good chuckle. It is so good to share in his happy
state.
Wish you were here!
:)
PS: Savvi just popped in inviting us to the bazaar. He too is
in a happy state and sure is looking sun-burnt!
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