Going Beneath the Surface

Splash! There I went, to explore below the ocean's surface. My family and I rented a pontoon boat to drive around a bay off of the ocean. Snorkeling was a new experience to me and I was very excited to go. While driving to our first preferred destination, the large jelly fish that were daring us to enter their headquarters made me queasy of what we would find while snorkeling. Thankfully, I did not let my fear hold me back. When I first got in the water, I was very amazed. Surprising to me, some of the fish did not swim away when they saw us. The rocks and bottom of the ocean was very colorful and full of textures. Sand dollars were very plentiful in the area where we explored. To find them, we ran our fingers through the sand on the bottom, hoping not to discover a stingray. The sand dollars are not white while they are alive. The reason for the white color is when people find them they soak the sand dollars in bleach to turn them white and let them dry out in the sun for quite some time. Beneath the surface of the ocean was more incredible than I imagined. The colors and creatures of the ocean are unbelievable. Anyone who is oblivious of this beauty needs to go snorkeling.