Tropical Paradise

10-Day break from our busy schedule at one of the few marine areas that hasn't suffered directly from human intervention or indirectly ( climate change).

The islands are all covered in luscious rain forests, and there is practically no concrete or brick construction . Locals and tourists stay in wooden huts with a form of thatched roof.

There is no shop, no wi-fi, no cars, no mains electricity here. There isn't even any beer 😒.

We eat what is put in front of us. It varies from middling to good, but we eat it all because we can't buy a single thing.

Of course, they main activity
here is sub aqua, and I leave it to Flo to describe that, since I only snorkel due to my recent medical history.

"Only snorkel" should be put in relation to other places. This is an A+ snorkel location. Right off our beach, we can see enormous numbers of colourful fish, far more than you will see nowadays at the Great Barrier Reef, Tahiti, or the Caribbean .

So Nora, Oscar, and myself spend long periods of time snorkelling off the beach.

Thanks to our Dutch neighbour Femke for the videos that give some idea of the number of fish. The poor young woman is alone here with the 6 of us, but to be fair, she doesn't seem bothered. Indeed, she engages with us on the "I saw today.." stories, and we exchange recommendations on which sites to visit.Read more