Snorkeling March 3

Snorkeling

I put the mouth piece into my mouth, put the mask over my eyes, and then jump off of the dinghy into the warm Hawaiian water. I wait to put my eyes into the water. It can't be that great, I think to my self, because we were about eight feet above the coral, and visibility isn't all that good. I put my head into the water, and can immediately see hundreds of fish, and extremely colorful and vibrant coral. The equipment works perfectly, and I don't even have to blow the water out of my snorkel if it is submerged. I dive down until I am right above the coral, and see an eel poking it's head out from underneath a rock. I come back up to the surface to breathe, and then go back under to swim right through a school of fish. The fish come right up to me, not afraid at all. I find a parrot fish chewing at a piece of coral, and then another eel, this one spotted. Right after I find a school of needle nosed fish, we are called back to the boat and then head to the next site.

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