Location: On the way home
Written by Mary Shank

July 1, 2005

            We woke up early at 6:30 to start our last day of snorkeling.  After a breakfast of eggs with sausage, bagels, go-gurt, and applesauce, we put on our swimsuits, grabbed our snorkeling gear, and piled into the coach.  Applying sunscreen to burned backs was a challenge as we zoomed towards Looe Key, where we would snorkel that day.  We were outfitted with rubber fins at the location where our boat was docked.  After trying out our strange-looking fins, we climbed aboard the Kokomo Cat, our boat that took us into “deep” water, about 25-40 feet.  The captain took us to some prime snorkeling areas where we jumped out 3 times, about 1 hour each.  The time flew by as we snorkeled and dived, looking at beautiful fish, marine plant life, sharks, barracuda, and one sea turtle.  Ian got to touch the sea turtle and some snorkelers even saw up to 5 sharks!  Soon, though, it was time to head back.  Most napped on the boat ride back to the coach and some even slept on the coach ride back to the beach house.  We ate a quick supper of baked potatoes, cleaned up ourselves and the house, and packed up our accumulated luggage.  We headed out for the final coach ride- this one for 18 hours on the charter bus.  On the coach, some slept, others turned in the final essay, a few worked on the weaving, and most snacked in the back for a few minutes.  2 and ½ hours down the road, we stopped for a bathroom break and then spread out on the coach for the night, trying to get some elusive sleep.