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i had a pretty good day, but sort of shitty. deaw's uncle works for a tour agency and there were some empty seats on a speedboat set to travel around the tiny, forested, limestone islands off the coast of southern thailand, so deaw, mae and i got them for free. it was gorgeous obviously, unlike anything i had ever seen. we snorkled in a placid bay full of bright tropical fish. i saw one (only one) huge red jelly fish about three feet away, and i swam feverishly in the opposite direction.
but the tide was going out and if we didn't leave, we would be trapped ther all night, so to compensate, our guides took us to another island to swim. it isn't on the normal itenerary, and for good reason. i swam out unscathed, but once i was out in the bay and wanted to return to the shore, i found i was trapped, basically on all sides, by coral reefs. it was low tide, as i said, and the water was about two feet deep, and underneath were trecherous, barnacled rocks and spiky, sharp (endangered) coral. i was sooooo pissed. i didn't come here to hurt myself and kill endangered animals, and i think it was incredibly irresponsible of our guides to have taken us there. the tide was making it harder to swim towards shore at all, and i was panicking. i knew that was the worst thing to do, but tell that to someone who is panicking........ deaw grabbed a life jacket and swam out accross the sharp coral to help me. together we made our painful way back to shore, him mostly carrying me. i was embarassed as hell and seriously pissed for having needed to be rescued, and he was seriously pissed for having to deal with scrapes all over his body and moreso, for having to deal with my pissiness and indignance (so much so he gave me a lecture later, which i responded to like a sulky, humilated child).
but the tide was going out and if we didn't leave, we would be trapped ther all night, so to compensate, our guides took us to another island to swim. it isn't on the normal itenerary, and for good reason. i swam out unscathed, but once i was out in the bay and wanted to return to the shore, i found i was trapped, basically on all sides, by coral reefs. it was low tide, as i said, and the water was about two feet deep, and underneath were trecherous, barnacled rocks and spiky, sharp (endangered) coral. i was sooooo pissed. i didn't come here to hurt myself and kill endangered animals, and i think it was incredibly irresponsible of our guides to have taken us there. the tide was making it harder to swim towards shore at all, and i was panicking. i knew that was the worst thing to do, but tell that to someone who is panicking........ deaw grabbed a life jacket and swam out accross the sharp coral to help me. together we made our painful way back to shore, him mostly carrying me. i was embarassed as hell and seriously pissed for having needed to be rescued, and he was seriously pissed for having to deal with scrapes all over his body and moreso, for having to deal with my pissiness and indignance (so much so he gave me a lecture later, which i responded to like a sulky, humilated child).