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6. They were still eating when out of the blue a cat jumped on their table and stole Monita’s tuna.
c. Read the following diary entry about Monita’s trip to Bunaken National Marine Park in Manado and then answer the questions that follow.
My first snorkeling experience
Last semester, I was sent to Manado North Sulawesi to represent my school at a national storytelling competition.
At the end of our stay there, all student participants and teachers were offered a free snorkeling trip to Bunaken National Marine Park.
Early in the morning, we left Manado harbor for Bunaken island by motorboat. It took us about 40 minutes to get there.
We got off the motorboat with excitement and headed towards a snorkeling rental not far from the beach. Our tour guide helped us rent sets of snorkeling gears for all of us.
At that time, I was not sure about using all the snorkeling gears.
I didn’t dare to ask. Luckily, while I was struggling to put on the mask, the snorkel, and the fins, one of the participants approached me and offered help.
When we were all set, we began swimming from the beach to the snorkeling site. It took us only 5 minutes to see the amazing underwater world.
The sky was blue and the water was clear so we had no trouble finding a beautiful house reef. I could observe a variety of corals and fishes.
While I was swimming a little further down, I saw green sea turtles. I lost track of how many turtles I met along the way.
To finish off the day, we stopped by a local restaurant before returning to Manado. We enjoyed tuna, cakalang, and papaya leaves as our lunch.
We were still eating when out of the blue a cat jumped on our table and stole my tuna. We were all shocked but then we laughed.
The snorkeling day trip was the most memorable experience I had with other students from across Indonesia. I was grateful.