We Taxi up to Xtabi for some early snorkeling & breakfast. I snorkel for only 15 minutes. Get on the ladder to get out,it's very rough there by the rocks.I grab the ladder but see something not natural floating right below me.I see black straps waving....It's between the middle ladder and the cliff,so bit shaky there...But,,,,I'm intrigued....Deep Deep breath,,swim down fast between the next set of waves,grab the thing and swim up fast....

I get up the ladder and it's this "Go Pro" underwater camera that straps on your head?????? I didn't know at first but I know it looked nice. I go upstairs to show my wife my found treasure from the bottom of the sea and act all Fred Costeau and brag. I ask those there if they had just dropped it because we know once in the sea the object goes away with the currents.Nobody claims it......E-Bay sale here I come.....

Two days later we go back to Xtabi for the same,,,,I see the bartender Omar who we know from staying here last year. I brag to him about my booty,,,or bounty....He says he knows the guy who lost it because he left him his phone number in case ?????? He lost it in the sea TWO WEEKS ago ????? And yet,it was right back by the ladder when I was getting out????? So I say,O/K,call him (but I really want to verify that this is legit before I give this away?,right?)

Omar say's here is the man,,,,,I'm looking for some pro-snorkerler? This 300lb Italian guy on a small scooter with long hair & beard like some Pirate? I had the camera back at the room at CoCo,so Omar tells him we are going to eat & have some drinks first.So,he waits.Omar said he knows him and he is cool...So,I wasn't planning on going back to the beach but? He is waiting there.... Hey pal,buy us a drink at least? So....


I have to get my OWN cab and pay to get his camera back,,losing the love here,ya know? But he follows the cab on his scooter,,,down the road,us in front and the 300lb Italian dirty Santa on the scooter with the tires 1/2 flat????? He waits out front,I go to the room and bring out the camera,,,,,he smiles and kisses the camera,we shake hands....He pulls out 2,000 J.........I stashed the bills in my shirt......

Imagine getting back something that was in the ocean for two weeks.....

2,000 J can buy MUCHO drinks at Sunnyside Bar,,,,150J each.....God wanted me to have those free Red Stripes...Thanks God.