After a lazy breakfast, we decided to try snorkelling in a new spot. The main beach is where the locals park their boats but we wondered what lay beneath! Access was straight off the beach but we needed to keep a sharp lookout for boats coming and going. The coral was pretty good and we saw lots of fish. There was a small fish we'd not seen before so we remembered his distinguishing features so we could look him up. We also spotted an octopus trying to sneak off and hide in a hole. There was a gentle current which allowed us to drift along the reef and exit at the far end of the beach.
We stopped at a small street stall and enjoyed a fresh mango shake and a slice of fresh papaya. We headed to the dive shop to look in the fish book. It took us a long time to find a picture but it turns out the little fish was an oriental sweetlips. Very cute, a funny little swimmer and shy too!
We walked back to our bungalow which takes around 10 minutes from the main beach area. A short rest before we jumped into the water again! We snokeled right to the point before it turns off to isolated beaches in the west. People earlier in the day spotted a turtle. We had no such luck but saw some more unusual fish and a tiny white nudibranch with black feathers.
Tonight was spent at a family dinner or at least that is what it seems to be referred to as. It is really a shared meal where anyone can take part. So ... we did, and there was mountains of delicious food!
We stopped at a small street stall and enjoyed a fresh mango shake and a slice of fresh papaya. We headed to the dive shop to look in the fish book. It took us a long time to find a picture but it turns out the little fish was an oriental sweetlips. Very cute, a funny little swimmer and shy too!
We walked back to our bungalow which takes around 10 minutes from the main beach area. A short rest before we jumped into the water again! We snokeled right to the point before it turns off to isolated beaches in the west. People earlier in the day spotted a turtle. We had no such luck but saw some more unusual fish and a tiny white nudibranch with black feathers.
Tonight was spent at a family dinner or at least that is what it seems to be referred to as. It is really a shared meal where anyone can take part. So ... we did, and there was mountains of delicious food!
