The next morning we lounged around along the beach, grabbing coffee at one of the cafes. I can't put the feelings into words: a morning coffee while viewing the Indian Ocean....gorgeous (and delicious!) We were convinced to check out what this ocean actually encompassed. A local Balinese man took us out on boat, along with two other ladies from Sweden to a settled water section just off the island. (by the way, I spoke with these Sweden women about the winter olympics, and of course, hockey with henrik and daniel sedin...)
We spit into our goggles, wiped them, and jumped in the sparkling water. It was refreshing thats for sure. Our goggles bubbled our face, and we placed our flippers on securely. I had no idea such beauty could be underneath the water we were just above. Colours of all sorts, purples, greens, yellows, blues, pinks, in the coral, and in the fish. I really wish I had an underwater camera at this point! Pretty much, picture finding nemo....that was it! We could see the coral moving we were so close to them! The water was shallow we could have touched the ground...but with the ground so alive we didn't dare try to interrupt the creation. Angel fish, striped fish, horned fish, starfish swam up so close to my fingers I felt like I could have grabbed them to take them home! The sun was shining so brightly, the sparkle and clarity of the ocean floor was exuberant! We would swim with the current, then turn back, find each other to point out new discoveries every which way! I saw a school of fish swimming quickly in line and it reminded me of the "traffic" on finding nemo. A swordfish swam along the top of the water and we gave each other quick faces of nervousness, but we knew we were safe. The beauty of it all could have been taking in all day, but realistically, we were holding our bodies afloat for an hour and half (our sunburnt backs can testify) , and had to return to shore because of the tide changes. We were most grateful for this experience! Kristin has her diving license from her trip in Thailand, and she mentioned that this was the best range of colour and fish that she had ever seen! and this was just from the snorkeling, not even the diving! The rest of the day was spent on the beach, reading our books, relaxing with our coca colas. Sunsets and palm trees make for a great background to our evening dinner. Surprisingly, we kept to eating Indonesian food even though we were in a popular touristy area that offered "western" food. We wanted to compare "Nasi Goreng" (Fried Rice) and "Mie Goreng" (Fried Noodles) and spring rolls everywhere we went. It was too delicious! Another wonderful day of taking in the wonderful creation of our Lord!
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