My partner and I were in Okinawa in early September. We took a trip to Tokashiki Island and scootered to Tokashiku beach.
It was my first time swimming in an ocean, frankly I was petrified but swallowed my fear because I figured I would regret it later if I didn’t go in. So we went snorkelling and eventually my partner/the water started taking us much further from shore than I was comfortable with so I started swimming back alone – even more petrified because about five minutes into me hauling ass back to shore (with a sprained ankle) they started ringing a bell somewhere close to the beach.
Of course in that moment I’m like okay there’s sharks and started swimming faster in a panic, eventually getting back to shore I look back at the water and see a bunch of people still out there. So reasonably I would assume this is not a shark warning but I’m wondering if anyone could tell me what it was because it’s been 3 months and it keeps me up at night.
p.s. I did really enjoy seeing all the cool fish and coral reefs, I also saw a huge moray, however, I will never swim in an ocean ever again. This experience taught me that my (maybe unrealistic) fear of sharks is much stronger than my desire to see cool fish.
by lobotomy-cuntbag