July 21st Day 31

Today started off unlike the previous days. We got our dive stuff ready and prepared to set up some more plots for coral caging. I went down with Andy today and helped him drill holes in the reef with the bigger 100 cubic foot tanks and a air driven drill. It was a balancing act holding the tank down for him while he drilled as it continually got lighter and lighter during the dive. It wasn't too bad though because the conditions were really good underwater with very little surge. Once that was over, we rinsed our gear and got ready for more cage building. There wasn't too much to do other than to finish a few cages so I decided to push to get all the work I needed to get done early. I asked Keith at 3:35 if there was anything else I could do before I went to the juice factory and he said no. Although I didn't know it, today was the last full day of work at the juice factory for my friend Mathieu, so my instinct to go today served me well. He gave me a tasting of all the juices they make at the factory and then took me on a tour of the juice factory telling me all about the current and past operation as well as all the things he had done as part of his job. He told me that he is a communications expert by his education who designed all the descriptive signs on the walls of the factory to aid in the guiding of tours through the juice factory. Despite the language barrier, which was very small, he did an excellent job telling me what did what and where in the factory. We got to wear hairnets and lab coat while we toured through the factory which got me to be just as impressed. Once our tour concluded, I thanked him for coming out, and made plans with him to come over after he was done with his departure party at the factory. When he came over, we started to drink the Maker's Mark that I brought over from the states. Although he admitted to hating whiskey, he admitted that he liked the Maker's Mark. We talked for a couple of hours about his travels in Europe and some other things too. He is defiantly a person who I could talk to for hours and hours about everything under the sun. He made sure to tell me that when I come to Europe he would like to meet me somewhere if I don't end up going to Paris where he lives. He told me that it gives him excuse to travel. After Mathieu left I took a shower and now I am about to go to bed. Until later.