Blog Number 12

Blog Number 12

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                Today we have planned to go kayaking for 3 hours!  I am very excited and a little nervous because I have never been kayaking before in my life!  Luckily some people in our group had been, so the weaker ones got paired with someone who was better at it.  We arrived at 8 in the morning and started learning  the basics.  He taught us how to paddle out without getting knocked over by a wave, how to turn around, and how to use the paddle properly.  Once we were out in the ocean, it was about a solid 20 or 30 min paddle out to the little chunk of island where we were gonna go snorkeling.   When we arrived,  we put on our masks, flippers, and life vests and jumped it!  I saw many colorful fish and even some with bioluminescent pores!  I think these fish are so fascinating because they glow to attract prey and to hide from enemies!  We snorkeled for about an hour and then we made our way back to shore for some freshly cut pineapple !  It was absolutely delicious! I had no idea how hungry I was because we had been so busy!  We were supposed to return by 11, but we were running very late and didn’t get back til almost 1 oclock!  Poor Johnny had to wait for us in the bus!  After we returned to land, we rushed to the bus, went back to the hotel, packed up, ate a great lunch, and then jumped back on the road again for a 4 hour ride back to San Jose!  Once we arrived in San Jose, we got settled, packed up, got some food and then had some fun!  Then it was time for bed, because everyone was POOPED!