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I think I had about 3 hours sleep last night. Everyone sleeps on the deck but I attempted to sleep in the cabin- it was way too hot when I woke up so went out onto the deck and then the sun came up which was absolutely stunning but so so hot. We were all awake at around 7 after two of the boys walked around playing their recorders in our ears haha so jumped in the water and waited for breaky.
The food has been so good. Cheeses, tomatoes, cucumbers, egg, bread and jams, watermelon and other fruit.
One of the boat boys burnt his arm really badly cooking breakfast. He insists he is turning 18 soon but look about 14. I said to him oh darling! And from then on I am called darling by him. It's a bit of a joke.
Then we laid around while captain george drove us to the next stop which was butterfly cove. So beautiful!! We could swim for a few hours or do I hike which we couldn't be bothered doing. I bottled some sand here and it looks identical to another bottle- I was wondering when that would happen.
Around 1.30 we got back on and had lunch- an amazing bean curry with Cous Cous and some delicious salads. Then we sailed to the next destination- blue lagoon which was really nice but super touristy. This is where we went paragliding.
There were so many people in the air at any given time is was amazing. Non of us realized how high we would be jumping from. 6000ft but you end up going high after as well.
We swam around until 3 and then the first group went which I wasn't on so we swam to the blue lagoon which didnt look that far but it was!! We had to get over a rock which had sea urchins and a few people had already been stung. That was a bit scary but managed. And there was a girl on-top of a cliff trying to jump but too scared and there were 50 of us calling out and counting down for her haha she finally did. We found a platoon in the middle of the lagoon and took it over and stayed there for ages until we had to swim back.
When we got back we were docked with a few other bus about boats which was cool but we def got a better boat people wise they had a whole lot of super old people and one girl even brought her mum!!
Around 5 we got ready for our turn at para gliding but the other group were super late. Captain George drove us to shore and then we caught a bus to another place. Then we all got into a van and I had to sit up the front in between two men. No seat belts haha. We drove up and up and up and then we entered a national park and the road became dirt and at the edge of the roads were the steepest cliffs so I was hating being at the front and watching the driver on his phone and the little man next to me falling asleep on my shoulder haha.
We drove for 40 minutes. Probably the scariest in my life so I was pretty scared when I got up there. It was 6000ft high. I got picked automatically to go first and the guy started suiting me up. The boys were teasing me cos I was so scared and then the guy started calling me little chicken! After about 10 minutes I was all strapped in and he was like run run so I ran and then we were off. Absolutely petrifying before hand an as soon as your in the air it is bliss!! I felt so safe and the air was beautiful and cool and the view was unbelievable. He kept taking photos and video taping to sell to me at the end which was annoying because I knew I wasn't going too so I didn't want to. Then he did some dives and tunnels which feels like a roller coaster. I absolutely loved them!! When we got down we watched the movies and saw the pictures were pretty cool but I don't have that much money left as it is and I took some pictures up there anyway.
We waited around and he said the boys had landed somewhere else and would meet us at the office so we waited for a car. Then a beat up old wagon came he was like in in. I hesitated big time because 4 guys got in the front and another one in the back and on top of that there were 3 of us girls. Brooke jus said get on my lap so I did but hell it was not safe. Then they were like get on the owners scooter so I jumped out and got on the back. The car drove off and I was on this scooter and he said we just have to wait for another car and I thought Alice you compete twat. You are with no one you know, no money, no phone nothing and no one knows where you are!! So I just went with it and luckily he took us to the right place where we waited for the guys for another 20 mins and then they finally came. We were told the boat had moved so we would catch a bus to where it was. We went through some pretty rough areas and really showed how they actually live. Not just the tourist areas which are still not that great. Went through another national park and finally got there. Harry (darling) was waiting for us in a dingy and look us to the boat where we had a delicious dinner.
We drank on and had a dance floor on the top deck then jumped into the water with a few others and it was so warm we stayed in there for hours. Fell asleep on the deck and around 4am it was actually cold which was nice!
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Nic Nic Oh my god Alice, this sounds like absolute bliss, every second of it!! Paragliding!! I have always wanted to do that!! Good on you for going first, thats gutsy!! Can't believe you got sick, hopefully that was a one off!