Last Saturday, Danae and I went to Negril with our friends. We checked into the place we were staying, a yoga center not far from the beach. We all decided we didn't want to waste any time and headed straight down to the water. The weather was perfect and the water was so clear and beautiful, we couldn't have asked for a better day. We started off by having a practice snorkel session, which was totally pointless because it was Negril's Seven Mile beach, meaning all we saw was white sand. It was still fun though and I was happy for a chance to practice snorkeling without having poisonous and deadly creatures surrounding me. After that, we went for a walk up the beach and spent the next few hours walking a few steps and then stopping to take pictures as the sun set over the water.
The next morning, bright and early, we headed down to the beach to meet the man who offered to take us out to the reef in his glass bottom boat. The boat ride was about twenty minutes. It was quite the sight, because all 8 of us were sitting around the glass looking down at the ocean floor. We arrived at the reef and I started to panic as I remembered Brittany's incident with the sea urchin. However, I wasn't about to miss such a wonderful opportunity and swallowed my fear as I put on my snorkel and flippers and jumped over the side of the boat.
There was a school of fish right beside the boat, and I squealed and swam away as quickly as possible. I was nervous but the reef was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Sign language came in handy as we explored. We would point at different things and sign or fingerspell to each other, making things much easier for us! We saw many different kind of fish, jelly fish, and sting rays.
As I got more comfortable, I realized that I could have spent all day exploring the reef. However, it was time to head back to the boat. When I approached the boat, I ran into the same school of fish that was there when I jumped in. This time, I wasn't scared and I let them all swim up to me, touching my arms and legs. I took one last look at everything around me and everything felt completely surreal. Sometimes Danae and I still have a hard time believing we're in Jamaica!
When we reached the shore, it started to pour. Danae and I took one look at each other and decided to jump in the water and swim in the rain. One by one the guys followed us and next thing we knew we were all swimming and splashing around in a torrential downpour. It couldn't have been a better weekend :D
Love and miss you all,
Linds
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