We walked the 2km to yesterday's snorkelling spot which is also a dive site known as Pyramids. This is due to the pyramid shaped artificial structures to attract the coral. We took a quick look but they were quite deep and didn't seem like they were worrh exploring further. We snorkelled on the nearby reef and followed it as it approached the bend into Jumalek. The visibility deteriorated so we climbed out, also there was quite a lot of local boat traffic.
We walked to the edge of Jumalek beach and climbed back in to continue our snorkelling adventure. The left hand side of the bay had good coral and the whole bay shelved deeply into the centre. There were a lot of boats moored in the bay and a lot of divers. We spotted a couple of cute turtles and enjoyed snorkeling here, especially on the right side of the bay which was even better than the left! There was a small temple in the water too and we will be back to explore this area further another day.
As we dried off on the beach we watched a sailing boat appear in the distance. It looked like it had a huge colourful spinnaker flying out in front. It was far off in the distance at this time so hard to see exactly what it was. However, as it eventually got closer it was a local boat with a colourful sail made from plastic sheets. The sail had plenty of holes but certainly pulled the boat along very fast. It parked up on the beach and out jumped the local captain and 2 tourists. They had been taken out for a sail in the bay and had beaming smiles stretching from ear to ear. We asked them if they had enjoyed their sailing and they explained that they had followed by ...
...we live on our our own boat in the Bahamas. They showed us a picture of a beautiful catamaran anchored up amongst 'tropical paradise'! We immediately showed an interest in the sailing and their boat whereby they handed over a business card with all their details. They kindly shared some of their experiences of their sailing home before they left for their booked Balinese massage!
We ate at our local haunts once again. The food is good, cheap and they seemed to be the busiest places and also where the locals go, always a good sig. We are becoming addicted to finishing our meals with either a delicious chocolate coated ice cream or a small coffee drink called , Dolce Latte!
