We woke up the next day in paradise. A perfect start to the day as the sun was shining and Victoria had prepared pancakes with nutella, cream cheese and maple syrup as toppings. We then jumped straight into the crystal clear water and did a bit of snorkelling around the nearby island. Giant crabs, big starfish and hundreds of types of different fish surrounding the reefs. We took the GoPro with us too and videoed the whole journey through the water, so sit tight and there will be a video section appearing on this site soon :)
Shortly after, we took the dingy to the nearby island to clean the barnacles off the bottom. We must have removed at least a bucket full of barnacles, which were definitely slowing it down. The setting was beautiful. Surrounded by white sand, shaded by palm trees and every so often we were dunking into the water to take a break. Once it was cleaned, we took it back to the boat and got it back up on the deck to add some reinforcements to where the 2-stroke outboard engine sits on the back, as we wanted to use the dingy to tow the surfboard behind it tomorrow… more to come :)
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In the morning we also saw some locals cruising around in their little sailing boats. The sails on them were very nicely decorated with art and looked very authentic.
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Later on, Coen and I were doing forward and backward flips off the back of the boat. It was also the first time I mastered a straight backwards flip (not shown below, video coming soon).
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Towards the evening we drank beer, enjoyed the sun’s rays, had conversations and we finished the day with a marvellous meal consisting of grilled barracuda, potatoes and salad. Another great end to a perfect day.
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