Day 7 Snorkelling

I woke in the middle of the night for two reasons. Firstly the wind was whistling through the louvre doors and torrential rain was beating down outside and my sinuses were completely blocked. This I think accounts for my ear problems yesterday. I had thought the cold had gone but maybe just being in such an ideal environment masked the symptoms. As today has progressed I feel better and have eaten loads – the first time all week so perhaps I was a little under the weather.

Today I have arranged snorkelling and this time we need to catch the low tide so are leaving at 08.40. The tide is a long way out and all the boats are on dry land

We have a 10 minute walk through the mangroves to reach the next beach which has navigable water.

The beach was very busy with all the boats setting off

As we headed across the bay I questioned my decision to go snorkelling. The skies were grey and threatening more rain. It did not feel that warm and visibility would probably be dreadful.

After 30 minutes we arrived at our first site – Coral Garden. It appeared to be in the middle of the ocean and a long way from land of any description. I think if you were not a confident swimmer/snorkeller you would be in panic mode. I had dived the other end of this reef a couple of days ago so was sure it would be OK. We jumped in. The water felt cold as I was not wearing a wetsuit although my guide was. One rule for staff and another one for guests! Initially I had goose bumps but there was a moderate current so the exercise soon warmed me up.

I shall also make sure to have a massage. There is a Thai spa here and the lady that runs it is lovely. I am feeling quite stiff after so much jumping in and out of boats and also feel I have tweaked my shoulders trying to get in and out of my wetsuit. Some TLC before travel on Wednesday would seem wise. In any case it would just be nice to be pampered😀.

Off to bed now and have managed to find an armchair I can sit in that has WiFi. Hoorah!!