24 September 2011
We are going snorkeling. Got up early enough to get in a
good breakfast. The corn fritters are so tasty. I wonder where they are getting
such yummy corn around here. I haven’t seen corn anywhere yet. Well, except for
in a can. And it’s silly expensive.
We meander down the jetty to the dive shop to meet up with
everyone for the snorkeling trip. Find out that we need to meet at the end of
the jetty. So, we wander to the end. It’s beautiful. Peaceful and a nice
breeze. I love the ocean. It’s simply relaxing.
The boat returns from taking people to the harbor and we are
off. Another couple is joining us. They are on their honeymoon from Spain.
It took about 20 minutes to get to the island. It was high
tide. The goal is to swim out to the edge of a drop off and then putz down the
edge and see all the fishes. Well, that’s exactly what we did. I’m going to wear a wet suit from now on. The ocean is
cold.
Saw a bunch of fish. A few coral formations. But, what
struck me the most was the amount of damaged coral. They aren’t kidding when
you hear about reef destruction and over fishing. There were parts of the reef
that looked like someone had taken a saw underwater and just cut pieces off.
It’s such a shame that the governments aren’t doing more to protect what is
already here. But, then again, people don’t have drinking water so coral reefs
aren’t that important to them, yet.
After about an hour of swimming to keep warm, we migrated
back to the beach. There are thatched umbrellas with lounge chairs for people
to relax on. Enjoyed laying down and watching hermit crabs. Got up and went for
a walk down the beach. A group of fisherman had laid out there catch of the day
to dry.
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| Drying fish...sorry about the smudge. I didn't realize there was a water drop on it. |
Misali is beautiful. The water is crystal blue. The beaches
are white, soft sand. There are large coral formations that have separated from
the main portion of the island due to water erosion. As we walked along and
enjoyed the view, I began to pick up broken shell pieces to use as pieces for
our bao game when we eventually buy a board.
Went back to the loungers and enjoyed our lunch. Liam took a
short nap while I commenced watching the hermit crab migration. They were
pretty amusing. They were walking all over the place in the bushes. Then, one
climbed up a bench, wiggled its way on top and then climbed its way into the
picnic basket to munch on our leftovers. Who knew hermit crabs had that kind of
agility? Liam couldn’t believe I spent
over an hour watching them. But, I didn’t have anything else to do. I left my
book at our banda. But, I was entertaining myself.
After lunch settled, we went back and snorkeled a little
more. This time the water was a little warmer and it was nice being in the
sunshine and floating around in the ocean.
We both started to feel a little sun burnt so we headed back
to the shade. About this time, the Spanish couple, Liam, and I all decided it
would be okay to head back to the lodge. We packed everything up and loaded
into the boat. What a great day at the beach.
Once we got back to the lodge, we decided to go up to the
pool area and have a snack. We played a game of bao and then I jumped in the
pool because it was toasty. The pool is amazing. It’s an infinity pool at the
top of a hill. Breathtaking. And the water was so refreshing. My lobster hubby
was staying out of the sun. Somehow, he managed to get a pretty nasty sunburn.
Poor thing. I didn’t manage to escape the sun’s torturous rays, either. We need
to get better about our sunscreen applications. But, I’m also learning – I’m
not a fan of aerosol sunscreen. I don’t think it covers as well.
We migrated back to our banda to take a shower and head back
up to the pool bar for dinner. We had a few drinks before dinner and then started
playing bao. The Spanish couple joined us for a few after dinner drinks. Then,
an English couple joined us as well. It was one of the dive instructor’s
birthday so we sent a round of shots over to his table. Well, that led to a
long night of celebration and fantastic times! What great people!!!
Tomorrow is going to be a LONG day.
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