spring break

I went halfway down the baha peninsula with about 40 other kids. Legitimately one of the coolest places I have ever been. Every day the most pressing thing we had to do was wake up before the fish taco stand closed (and get these great lunches for less than four dollars). The whole place was actually ridiculously inexpensive. In total everything was about two hundo, gas, insurance, food, drink, stay. We had 4 super nice houses in a villa directly on the beach and I was staying in the best one with a close group of friends from school.



But in the end the thing I will probably remember the most was the bio-luminescence. I had never even heard of it before this trip and the ocean was full of it every night. One night me and Brett decided to go out and the ocean was like a swimming pool (in that there was no wind, no waves) and the night was very dark so it was perfect for seeing the luminescence. We went out on a kayak and the ocean was breathtaking. Each paddle stroke lit up the water like a sparkler and the wake of the boat was this explosion of white green light. When we got going fast enough the front of the kayak rose up and a this ball of light filled the gap, also enough light was created that the bottom of the ocean (5 or 6 feet) was clearly visible as if we had flashlights covering that area. People from the shore watched us go back and forth for about fourty five minutes it was that enthralling.
like this - but way cooler - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN1Yxq8KMsw (1:12 is particularly good)
We played a lot of magic, settlers and cornhole.
I also learned how to drive stick (sort of).