My favorite day in Puerto Rico was when we traveled by boat to the island of Icacos, swam there, and then traveled closer to the Dominican Republic to snorkel over a coral reef. It was about a 30 minute boat ride to the island, and upon being there; I jumped in the water and began swimming immediately! I have always dreamed of swimming in clear waters, and that island had such aqua clear waters it felt unreal. I snorkeled a little bit on that island, but I mostly enjoyed the views around me and the fish I could see swimming around my legs.
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| Sailing on our way there! |
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| Welcome to my office for the day! |
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| Come sail away... |
The water there was so warm; it was like you were taking a bath. It was also exceptionally salty, which is probably what makes the water so warm. After swimming there for a while I enjoyed a lunch of some yummy homemade bread and sandwiches while drinking some ice cold Coke. After that we sailed towards the Dominican Republic, and anchored to enjoy some coral reefs. I have always wanted to see a coral reef, ever since I was a little girl and saw pictures of what one looked like. I remember hearing about how incredibly delicate the ecosystem was, and I was scared I wouldn’t live to see a coral reef. Boy was I in heaven when we anchored! I got my scuba diving gear on and quickly jumped in the water!
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| Captain fed the fish leftover bread to get them to come up more. |
Snorkeling over that coral reef was stunning; there is no other way to describe it. I saw lots of different types of fish, including Dora from Finding Nemo! I saw a Barracuda and a beautiful rainbow fish. Someone spotted a large sting ray, and I quickly went up the ladder on the boat. I let the others that were daring enough to get closer to it get as close as they wanted, I was not getting stung by one!
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| Dora don't forget to keep swimming! |
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| Brain coral? Can't remember what it is actually called. |
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| This is what a Barracuda looks like...they are FAST! |
I didn’t wanna leave; it felt like we were only there for five minutes, when we were really there for an hour and a half. I wish I had purchased an underwater camera, to capture its raw beauty, but I stole a few pictures from Google that captured what I saw that day. Just to give me an idea of what it looked like when I try to picture it later. I was at complete peace, all my troubles drifted away and I felt as though I were the only one there, exploring unknown territory like a God beneath the ocean. It was beautiful.
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