Ocean world

Ocean World

Valerie Falcon

The closest place to paradise where nature offers a peaceful state of mind and the opportunity to be comfortable in its own ways. Certainly, it is the place where people could sit forever and never get tired of just staring into the deepest blue I have ever seen. That one place is capable of sending every single sense a human being can have into an overload without even trying.

The sun seems to be brighter than in any other place on the planet. Its rays manage to travel across the light air that compose the atmosphere, get to your skin and certainly make you feel a warm touch; that is so intense; it can reach the darkest corner of your soul. There are palm trees everywhere, green as a leaf that has just inaugurated the summer, with brown coconuts on the rustic stem that have a surprised expression on their three holes and are as round as a circle made with a compass. The second your feet touch the sand, you feel every single grain that gets attached to your toes as it appears to be dust, so pale as a nude pair of shoes; unquestionably if the road to heaven was made of human materials this sand will be the main component. Even though these are extremely magical descriptions that will cause anyone beg to be there, the most outstanding one is that one of the ocean.

Have you ever felt there is a whole new world under the sea? The amount of species that live in the ocean is surprising, but what is even more amazing is the fact that even though you are so close to their home several times, people tend not to get close due to fear. So, have in mind that in order to see at least 0.00001 percent of the marine species you should be brave! Snorkeling takes breathing through your mouth just as if you were panting after running to chase your pray and  making a huge physical and mental effort to convince yourself that it is not safe to breathe using your nose as you are used to normally. Besides, there are those big glasses that make you feel like if you had pop-out fish eyes and an upper lip just as the one of the Rubber Lipped Plecostomus. All of these described leads to the opportunity of seeing the coral reefs, which are considered as the greatest natural wonders of the world’s oceans. They come in a seemingly infinite array of shapes and colors and teem with life, but it is quite important to remember their beauty is matched by their fragility.

The moment your feet touch the cold but irresistible water, to go and meet the ocean world, a charge of adrenaline comes from the tip of your toes, through your spine, up to the tip of your hair. The clear, blue water seems to be endless, and a bunch of unbelievable colors that I can assure you had never seen before, are waiting just to be discovered. One of the funniest parts occurs when people are so concentrated on the beauty of the corals, including mollusks, worms, crustaceans, sponges, tunicates, etc. and then suddenly they can feel tiny coloured fishes just like little fingers that are tickling their ribs, legs and arms; it is so difficult not to laugh so that you don't drink half of the water the little animals need to survive.

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