Salvador: Day III

We took the most amazing trip in Salvador! We went early to the historic center and got on a boat with around 60 other people to take a boat ride to 2 islands! The boat was great and they had a live band the whole time singing reggae style popular music. It was a beautiful, perfect day and when we got to the island we quickly jumped ashore!

We got to the beach and it was so nice. The water was crystal clear and there was a ton of reef. When walking on the shore I almost stepped on a jellyfish but Cindy pulled me up in time. It was white and a guy said they weren’t the dangerous ones, the bad ones were blue.  So I got to touch a jellyfish! Yeah, it was cool. We got in the water and started messing around. I swam a ways out and was just chilling when I brought my hand down on something. I knew instantly it was a jellyfish because I had just felt the other one (like rubber). I looked and saw a blue jellyfish only about two feet away from me. I freaked a little and swam away from it as fast as I could. I’m pretty lucky I hit the only place that wouldn’t hurt me. Anyways, a little later I got to use Mitch’s snorkeling equipment and I started swimming through the reef area. It was pretty and I saw lots of fish. I also spotted 3 more white jellyfish. It was freakin fun.

We then went to the next island and had SUCH good food for lunch. We also had the opportunity to take a drive around the island to see what it was like. There was a city there and it made me wonder why you would live on an island where the only place to get stuff is a 2 hour boat ride away. I guess it would be peaceful, but not for me haha.

The trip back was nice and calm. It was awesome and I’m glad we got to take this awesome boat ride. It is definitely a once in a lifetime trip to take!