Snorkeling!

Today has been amazing! A beautiful sunny day in Dubrovnik and I was off to snorkel. We hopped on a small boat and headed to an island not to far away. I was expecting bright colored fish that I would usually see in the Caribbean but the Mediterranean has a totally different marine ecosystem. Instead of sand the environment is rocky, huge rocks cover the sea floor. Our site was amazing! I with I was scuba certified because we were above a ship wreck but the water wasn't very clear today so I couldn't see much. But I did free dive down a see a tiny bit of the wreck. The guides lead us to a underwater cave that opens into a lake on the island. You can swim down about 2 meters and go through a small passage to get into the lake. So of course I did it! And it was very cool! We crossed a small rocky passage to get back to the main snorkel area. We ha a large group and many were complaining about only seeing small fish but I knew better. I separated myself from the large group and saw so much sea life! I saw an octopus and some pretty large fish. I also saw a fish that camouflaged itself into the back ground which was super cool! I held a sea urchin and a starfish. The urchin walks on your hands it's so weird! I also saw an eel like creature but I don't know what it was. On the rocky shore there were bright red hairy clam type things that were also neat looking.

Although the fish in the Mediterranean aren't as bright, snorkeling was fantastic!! I'm glad I went off from the large group with a smaller group because I saw way more than other people. I'm glad I went early this morning because it looks like it might rain now. I'm so exhausted but I feel that napping in my room is a waste of time.

Tonight I want to go to old town and ride the cable car during sunset. Hopefully the plan works out. I've tried to ride a cable car in every port and have yet to succeed. 4 days in a port just isn't enough.

Well I'm off to explore some more!