A day at the beach

We had more rain overnight and woke up to dark clouds with a few glimpses of blue sky in between. The forecast was for sunshine and showers, so we decided to stick to our original plan and go to the beach ⛱️.

While we were waiting for the bus 🚌, we saw some Red Claw crabs 🦀. These are found in the Indo-Pacific region from Zanzibar to Japan and Fiji 🇫🇯. They are nocturnal, so it is unusual to see them out in bright sunshine 🌞. I took a quick video - it's not very good, but you get the idea!

We spent the morning on the beach ⛱️. There were a couple of light showers, but we managed to have a swim 🏊‍♀️. I started a new book set in Kenya 🇰🇪 and Mark listened to podcasts.

At about lunchtime, the guy who had been raking the beach all morning came running 🏃‍♂️ past saying that heavy rain was coming! We quickly packed up and made our way to the nearest bar/restaurant before the heavens opened!

We had a drink but decided against ordering food. A draft beer 🍺 and a fruit juice cost us £18!!

We decided not to go back to the beach when the rain stopped. Instead, we bought some emperor fish 🐟 for dinner (it was delicious 😋) and caught the bus 🚌 back to the apartment.

A swim in the pool was in order - 72 lengths today. Perhaps I'll get to 100 before we leave!Läs mer