A Cruise On The Hurrican
...ted in line to get our tickets. After getting our tickets, we walked down to the dock and sat on the bench. The crewmembers were scrubbing the decks and sides of the red and white boat preparing it for the journey. Upon boarding the boat, we climbed the ladder to the upper deck so we could have the best view possible. The winds were gusting and the waves were crashing against the side of the boat, making it difficult to stand. Within minutes rain began falling from the dark sky, feeling like hail as it hit us. We all ran for shelter into the captain's quarters. I thought for sure the cruise was going to be cancelled. About 15 minutes had passed before the captain came over the intercom saying that the Hurricane was ready for departure. The rain started to ease, so Jena and I decided to go back out onto the deck, not really caring that we were getting our second shower of the day. As the captain navigated his way through the choppy ocean water, the boat rocked back and forth like an amusement park ride. Within 10 minutes we were far from civilization, seeing only brownish colored jellyfish floating on the surface of the water. You could look in any direction and see trios of dolphins jumping in unison. When the boat got closer to the dolphins jumping, we could finally see the shrimp boat all alone in the middle of the ocean. As we pulled along side of the boat, the crew on the Hurricane explained the importance of shrimping as we watched the fisherman harvest the delicacies. More dolphins jumped along side of the boat as they fed off the fish hanging out of the shrimp nets. The fishermen tossed over a bag of ocean life retrieved from the net in return for a bag full of sandwiches, soft drinks, and chips. On the way back to the marina, the crew emptied the bag...