La Hach is a bar that Justin always hangs out at. It is very nicely situated right on the ocean, has a lovely outside deck, excellent food, and best of all - amazing people work and hang out there. I don't blame Justin for spending pretty much all his dive-free time here. The name of the bar means "Last Call" in Mayan. Clever.
So after the two gorgeous dives today, during which we saw 2 dolphins and at least 7 eagle rays (finally!), we reconvened at La Hach to have a final drink with Justin, because he's going back home tomorrow. It is sad to see him leave: in 3 weeks that we spent together I've grown to like hanging out with him a lot. He is fun and full of interesting stories. Next will be Ana - she is leaving on Saturday. But I guess this is the essence of this trip - to meet people, integrate them into my life and get integrated in theirs for a short while, and then let each other go, easily, hoping but not knowing for sure whether we will ever meet again. Interesting dynamic.
Ana, Justin and I were sitting outside on the terrace, contemplating the beauty of the horizontal moon, discussing the pointless and fake nature of various glamorous TV parties. Both Justin and Ana are connected with this industry: Justin is a camera assistant, and Ana is a copy editor at a French TV magazine. As they went on blaming it all on the producers who want to create a hype around everything, a couple approached our table saying, "We couldn't help but overhear that you guys are talking about the TV industry". It turned out that they are both teaching some TV related stuff at the university of BLANK (totally forgot where they are from, wow). They were about to leave the bar when they came up to our table, but then we invited them to join us and somehow they stayed for another 2 hours. We had most interesting discussions about the TV industry and internet changing the dynamic of film distribution, about the dangers of diving without a computer, about flying planes (apparently, both this lady whose name escapes me at the moment along with the city they are from and Justin are licensed pilots!), about everything in the world. It was so much fun to just randomly meet some people and spend a great time with them, learning their stories, sharing your own. I find this aspect of the island existence fascinating. Somehow, here it's never about the small talk (unlike the aforementioned TV parties), it is always pretty sincere and informative. And it is so interesting and illuminating to hear about people's life. I think I'm turning into a fan of the short story genre...
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