Thursday, May 20, 2010

Firstly it was time for some snorkelling at Bucco reef. I was pretty nervous about snorkelling as all the other times I have tried it I seem to have mini panic attacks, not about sharks or getting stranded or drowning or anything like that, its the mask makes me claustrophobic. I find it hard and uncomfortable having my nose blocked off and having to breathe through my mouth through a snorkel. It was worth it though, no panic attacks, just the occasional time when I had to surface to get the water out my mask. Snorkelling around the reef was amazing, the coral itself wasn't that great to look at, mostly looked like rotting logs and some brain patterned boulders. The fish on the other hand was a completely different story. I saw all sorts of fish from plain ugly fish to black and white striped fish, yellow and black striped fish, big blue fish, small fish with turquoise heads, yellow and blue fish, all sorts of fish, too many to name. I saw some massive eel huddled up under a big rock, I tried to get a better look but could only see its tail, it looked like a big fat gherkin. There was a sting ray about 5m away but I couldn't see it properly as I wasn't wearing my glasses under the goggles, same with a reef shark, I could see the rough blurry outline but no detail whatsoever. I would recommend snorkelling at coral reefs to anyone who gets the opportunity, you get to see so much life, so much diversity and it has to be one of the most relaxing feelings to be floating around looking at fish not having to worry about surfacing to get air all the time. After my great experience with snorkelling it was time to cook up the tuna for lunch at no man's land.

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