"One Picture And One Story #89

Water transportation, an experience to remember.

I have always heard about some mysteries in water. My father just to travel a lot by water that time I was still small, every time he returned he will always tell us one or two shocking things that he found on water during his journey. That created a lot for fear in me that I developed phobia for water. I said to myself.. nothing will ever make you travel on sea or river. I only appreciate water when it's in a cup or a glass for drinking. I live like that for several years up till this day, until last weekend I decided to kill my fear and experience going on water.
It was on Sunday morning, I had to join the team of my church to go on an evangelism across a sea. Before I enter the canoe, with curiosity and fear I asked, please sir what are are using on this journey, because I saw a speed boat there also, he replied, " that big canoe" I was shock fill with fear couple with the fact that there was no life jacket. I developed a cross mind either to go back or to join the team, I was still pondering when people including little children started jumping into the canoe, it was there that I made up my mind, I said to myself again, if this children can go in without fear nor being troubled, then why am I in fear. So I decided to go in with the aim of having a first lifetime experience traveling by water .
Having a curious mind with the aim to observed, learned and have full time experience, I decided not to sit but to stand took out my phone and take some pictures.

We came to a particular spot at the middle of the river, I saw this mysterious plant and trees floating on the surface of the water, I was shock so I asked some questions like: why is the plant there, is that place a ground, how did it get to that spot.
When we get to the middle of the river, the most wonderful experience happened. At the middle of the river, on our way back, we met a very big dry land that wasn't there when we passed and little children where there picking sea foods.
My worst fear was when we met heavy waves and and strong wind resulting from a rain fall. I wasn't myself again, I regretted ever deciding to joining the canoe at first place, couple with the fact that I can not swim and no life jacket.. I was praying heavily begging God to come and rescue us from the storm . Our canoe was going up and down resulting from the wave, but other members were there to give me hope that nother will happen, so the boat man was advised to live the middle to the cribes of the river. I was a little bit relieved with the feeling that I have a close range access to dry land. We took the edge's until we reached out destination. My curiosity rose that I'm still making findings to know. How did the dry land came about, what having plants growing at the middle of the river there and it growing not on land but on water only.
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