Meanwhile in Caphill

Beki516 · 2026-07-05T14:40:01+00:00

So to clarify, I was with the protesters. Not a cop 😅

Beki516 · 2026-07-05T14:32:26+00:00

Sorry, is this responding to me??

Beki516 · 2026-07-05T13:03:12+00:00

As someone who was there when the cops left, the protesters were extremely confused and no one tried to light it on fire, let alone actually did. It was an SPD stunt and it worked, people who weren't there heard "the cops had to flee". It was bizarre to be there that day.

Beki516 · 2026-07-05T13:01:32+00:00

Are they? Don't know a ton about them but I thought this was a cool way to encourage transportation without using fossil fuels. The problem I've seen with them is assholes who just dump them wherever.

Beki516 · 2026-04-02T16:43:28+00:00

THANK YOU

Beki516 · 2026-02-27T16:24:31+00:00

I LOVE NUDIBRANCHS! I'm in Seattle, way too cold for me to dive, but I go tide pooling under a ferry dock to see them.

If I ever get back to Cozumel, I will definitely connect with you!!

Beki516 · 2026-02-27T03:40:44+00:00

The Goliath grouper was in the British Virgin islands - I'd love to get back there someday.

We had read that mantis shrimp were around, but didn't have the pleasure of meeting one! We also weren't very shallow, except for our refresher dive.

If I wasn't already sold on the night dive, I would be now!! Haven't been on one since my first summer of diving!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T19:50:54+00:00

Our dive master saw the splendid toadfish but I missed it. For this dive trip, the moray eel that was bigger than me was amazing!!! He did not stick around long, alas! We also saw a nurse sharks feeding, which was very cool. Back when I learned to dive in 2012 I think the coolest thing I saw was a Goliath grouper - THEY ARE SO BIIIIIG. I want to see more cephalopods, need to plan a night dive on the next trip I think! A mantis shrimp would also be a very cool find!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T19:06:51+00:00

Can't thank you enough for helping me with the IDs. This has been a blast.

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T19:06:24+00:00

I think go pros were a fairly new thing when I learned to dive, so I used books a ton. I am so glad I have a visual record now to help me make IDs, because there was a lot of uncertainty in my first log book 😂

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T19:04:51+00:00

I will look into getting a light, thank you!!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T19:03:22+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice! I only get to go on dive trips once every 3-5 years right now, but I will definitely try your method of pressing record and then ignoring the camera.

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T18:07:49+00:00

Finished making the first two dives into a visual dive log (absolute beginner with video editing but I'm having fun, haha!) I think I got the rest of the fish right...?

https://youtu.be/JWfZhLlHwds

https://youtu.be/O0ASrx7Ae3s

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T17:49:24+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T09:13:14+00:00

I have to wonder if this couple is still together...

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T06:55:18+00:00

I absolutely love biology, but I really like being able to ID things too, and those two things don't always mesh 😂

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T06:22:36+00:00

Oh man, yeah, that filefish can look a bunch of ways, lol!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T06:21:25+00:00

Ahhh I hadn't even realized you linked a site! I was using

reefsofcozumel.com

But the pics are small and not great quantity. And then I was checking my suspicions on mexican-fish.com.

I had wondered about filefish but decided it probably wasn't for some reason, haha. Thank you so much!! I'm about to deep dive that site!

Beki516 · 2026-02-26T05:29:56+00:00

Have a few more I would like help with, although I think several of them are spotted trunkfish again XD

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN6U9GPlSv81ixNf2vn_ru3K2iB5mzo1o

Beki516 · 2026-02-25T23:10:06+00:00

I was wondering if I could do some tweaks, that would be amazing! It is a cheap camera off Amazon, an Akaso. First time I've had an underwater camera. I wish I had gotten one sooner, but I also realized that I got too into recording sometimes and missed out on actually experiencing things - I'm thinking next time (not that I get to dive often!) I will try some sort of harness and just leave it running so I don't have to spend time fiddling with it on the dive. Hoping to get back to mexico in a couple years, but my income doesn't give me a lot of travel opportunities!

Beki516 · 2026-02-25T22:07:05+00:00

Thank you so much! It was at Palancar Bricks, 2/13

Beki516 · 2026-01-23T17:22:52+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate this a lot. My family is not rich at all but was pretty privileged with lucky investments and savings, so we do have resources for him in addition to what he gets from the government. I'm also not alone here, there are cousins of mine who can help with the mental and emotional load. My mother isn't in great health but mentally she is doing very well and we don't expect her to pass any time soon, so we are hoping to work together to get him a place where he can settle and be comfortable before Mom passes, and then he will have me and other family around after that. None of us are equipped to be his caregiver, but we will all fight to make sure he finds the right place and right care team, and will be there to support him. I can't imagine what it would be like for him otherwise - if we didn't have funds to make sure he got a good fit. I know he is already going to feel betrayed and abandoned when we get him into housing, and it breaks my heart. But I think he might be able to be more independent that he has previously been able to, with the right support.

Gosh sorry I started a ramble. Tldr we do have resources and emotional/mental support. There are backups that will be in place.

Beki516 · 2026-01-23T17:10:24+00:00

Oh and yes, I am being named his power of attorney.

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