Ocean Breeze

She slapped on her snorkeling gear, eagerly anticipating the tropical fish and colorful reefs that will await her as she enters the crystal-clear shallow waters. Instead, she found herself face to face with a sea of flippers, bleached coral and bright orange life jackets. It can be frustrating to try to find a spectacular snorkeling destination that hasn't been taken over by crowds. Clearly, this part of the Mediterranean Sea is not the Galapagos Islands, but still it was fun to enjoy a blast of Mediterranean heat combined with a cool ocean breeze on the small boat that brought us to the little islands just outside the beaches of Estartit – Estartit, Catalonia, Spain.