First trip to Negril - Travel Report : Coco La Palm - DAY 5

[Clarity]

The beach at Coco La Palm is massive compared to the ones I've seen in front of other hotels. It grandly stretched out before us with plenty of loungers to choose from.









We found the perfect spot close to the water and I requested a floatie from the Coco Beach barn. (next to the lunch grill). I happily carried my pink floatie into the water with me and proceed to just float aimlessly, bobbing gently in the calm waves.

Markus swam up to me with his snorkel and mask. "Come on in the water with me.. lets swim together"

So I put on my snorkel too and we held hands swimming through the clear waters together. There isn't much to see this close to the shore, but I can't describe how relaxing this is... just weaving through the warm water picking out shells from the sand and exploring. we discovered a group of little sargeant majors by the buoys, they were clustered around some coral attached to the ropes. There was also a spotted snail and little white fish with black tails darting around.

I branched off from Markus and began to swim with the little white fish, following them as they meandered around in a school together.. they were completely unphased by me joining their group. I was fascinated with how they traveled and where they were going. They were around on all sides and bumping into my legs.

Now when I'm feeling down or stressed out I think back to that day swimming in the ocean with that school of fish, just lost in that moment of fascination mixed with utter contentment.

Eventually I climbed out of the water and dried off in the warm sun. I closed my eyes, and felt myself drifting off...

When I opened them, I noticed that Markus was washed up on the shore. He was in really shallow water with only his snorkel sticking up out of surface It was a funny sight. A little Jamaican boy around 4 years old was watching him from the shore. He tentatively stepped into the water and peered down at him curiously. He tapped his head with his pointer finger. When he didn't get a response, he stuck his ear to the end of Markus's snorkel.. which cut off his air supply. Markus sat up with a start and the boy jumped away laughing. They started playing together in the water. Markus showed him how to use the mask and see underwater.

We had an extra set of goggles, so I brought them over to the little boy.

"Here you can have these", I said.

"Thank you!" He excitedly slid it over his head and adjusted the goggles onto his eyes. He stuck his head in the water and swam off happily. He was so cute.

At this point we were starving, so we decided to get changed and grab a bite to eat.