Flooded Mine.

I went to a place that has a mine. A mine is an underground place where something is dug out of the ground for money. A miner is a job where you dig the thing out from the ground. Miners can dig for gold or other things. This mine was for lead. Lead is what used to be in pencils but not anymore. 

This mine was used for over one hundred years and then scientists figured out that lead was unhealthy for people’s bodies and this mine was closed. When it closed, water started coming in and now it’s full of water and people go diving. Mama doesn’t have her diving papers but is a good swimmer and asked if she could just rent a wetsuit and swim there but the answe was no. She asked a few people but they each said nope.

I walked through the mine and then eventually took a boat. The water was very clear and I could see things in the water that the miners had used. 

I saw one fish. There is only one fish there and it’s there because the owner of the mine put it in there. She gets fed so she stays close to the edge. The workers have to feed her because nothing is in the flooded mine for her to eat. I thought she might be lonely and I found out from my guide that they had put two fish in there and either the lady fish ate the man fish or he is very shy and staying under the dock but the workers hasn’t seen the man fish in months. I also learned that her colors have faded on her skin because she is in the dark all the time. 

The boat ride was like a dream come true. Being in the boat was so much fun, it was so very beautiful in this flooded mine.