Coron pt. 3

So my mom. She is adventurous but to a point. There are quite a few things she doesn’t dare do. One of those things is going into water. Especially water that you cannot distinguish how many feet below is the bottom.

All day on this trip she enjoys sitting on the side lines watching ( that’s where I probably get it from) and not actually participating. But another thing with me is that I know that I probably wont get the chance to do this ever again. So I jumped in head first in the water. Which I know I get from my dad. It’s the feeling of regret that gets to me.

So this is the story about the last leg of our tour.

I was still trying to avoid the youngest crew member Robin. So I decided to stay on the boat for this island… Hoping that he would go with the rest of the group. (he decided to stay on the boat) lucky me. Only half of our group decided to go on this dive to a ship wreck. And I decided to sunbath and dry off for a bit. And make sure my mom was doing ok. And my dad decided to swim off to see the wreck.

So i sat in the sunlight drying off. Checking out if I had gotten a tan or not. Mind you this was ten minutes of me adjusting my swimsuit and taking the sand out of my water shoes etc. I didnt realize Robin was watching me! Creepy right!? He asked me a question and I just give him one worded answers. Short and simple. Master deflector *remember* I really hope he got the hint.

Anywho we gather up and travel to the next destination where they told us that it used to be a beautiful long white sand bar but then over night a few years ago people on large ships (the chinese) took the sand to take it back to their hotels and resorts so they could have it as their own beach. It was sad really. A beautiful sand bar now turned into a dinky little island with barely any sand on it. We didnt stay there long after they told us that story.

So our final destination was another lagoon type place. Where they said that the water was warm from underneath and cooler on top because of the brackish waters and because its flow from the natural hot springs… or something like that.

There was a little docking port and a short climb of stairs to this place. Mind you the stairs seemed quite sketchy but solid. Another beautiful scene. I could tell that my dad was getting annoyed with robin because he would follow close behind me. It even came to a point where we were climbing the stairs that my dad made me switch spots with him to “help” my mom climb. But I knew what he was doing. I didnt even know that Robin was behind me till that happened. Dad with the major cockblock for the win!

It was truly breathtaking. Words cannot describe the natural beauty and serene setting. My dad and I swam around for 20 minutes. Him snorkling and me just floating around doing my best Drew Barrymore impression. The water was cool at first but then there were certain pockets of warmth. And no people weren’t swimming in that area previously. It was quiet at first not too many tours around. You could actually enjoy the quiet serenity of this place.

After a few more minutes my dad wanted my mom to get in the water. Not just dip her feet in the water but full on get in. It took some convincing. But she finally got in. She said she could float but she was so tense that even her lifejacket was struggling to keep her up. My dad had left me with her to explore the other parts of the bay. I could tell she was scared because of how tightly she was squeezing my hand. Even though we were only 6 feet away from the dock. I love my mom. She did something that I have never seen her do in my 25+years of life. Actually get in the water. I’m proud of her. And maybe next time she will actually not need anyone to hold her hand.

Omgah! I took a picture of him the boy in the corner is Robin! But this was the last place. I hope that it stays this way but with it becoming more popular to tourists… I dont know…