Shelter in place restrictions have relaxed a bit, we can now shop at off base grocery stores, and even exercise, hike and swim outdoors. Still can’t dine out with friends, but at least we can take fitness classes together on base. Even if it’s just for an hour or two, standing six feet apart and wearing a mask, I’m still happy that I get to catch up with my friends.

自主隔離規定終於放鬆一點，能到當地超市買菜，還能上山下海出門玩。雖然無法和朋友一起在外用餐，但能一起上基地裡的運動課，算是朋友小小聚會吧！現在一兩小時的相遇，即使戴著口罩隔著6英尺距離聊天都覺得好開心。

Sunabe 砂辺

On this first day of August, we went scuba diving! Every time we decide to go scuba diving, I don’t sleep well the night before. But once I get into the water I’m back to normal again. Super thankful for my friend C for helping me! The choppy waves almost took away my fins, flooded my mask, and on top of that the steel tank was too heavy that I couldn’t float. I was extremely nervous, and made me miss doing boat dives. My friend C took us to see underwater UFO. As we got closer to it, the vision became blurry, the water felt a little warmer. Same as before, nervous while on land, but had a blast underwater.

八月第一天我們和朋友一起去潛水！每次潛水前一晚我一定無法睡好，UN還要精神喊話，但每次到水底下就一切正常。真的很感謝朋友C幫忙，這次剛下水，因浪太大，我的蛙鞋被沖掉、蛙鏡進水、氣瓶太重浮不起來，把我嚇到失去理智，懷念能坐船出海潛水的時候啊！這次朋友C帶我們去看海底UFO，靠近時視線變模糊，還以為是蛙鏡起霧，附近的水也變溫熱。老樣子，陸地上超緊張，海底下超興奮。

White Beach

This is a beach on a military base, has outdoor grill and camping trailers for rent. Would be a good place to watch the stars and sunrise. During low tide, you can walk to a nearby island. Yes we did that, but as we were coming back the tide started rising. The path we walked through was flooded with ocean water taller than me on the way back. We eventually swam our way back to shore, defeated and exhausted.

這是海軍基地裡的海邊，有烤爐能做BBQ、能在這露營，想必可以看到滿天星星，早上還能看日出。退潮時能從海邊走到另外一塊小島，是的我們做了這件事，但走回來時卻遇上漲潮。我們和朋友們都傻眼，原本走的路變成一片大海，水深浪大讓我們狼狽到極致，游回岸上後我們已累爆。

Chicken Thighs With Tomatoes and Feta from Bon Appetit

I swear I followed the recipe this time, but why does it look so different than the pictures in magazine? I may have lost points on presentation, but I made up for it with Harissa paste and the juicy tomatoes. Tasted great! Easy to make.

明明照著食譜做，怎麼和雜誌裡照片差這麼遠？雖然賣相不及格，但有Harrisa Paste和番茄加持，味道很棒，而且做法很簡單。