We had alot of relaxation time on the island, but we also had some adventure. The snorkelling directly off the beach was the best I have ever encountered in all of my years of snorkelling and scuba diving. We went at least once a day. This particular reef was even mentioned in the Lonely Planet guidebook. It only had one break that could fit a small boat through at low tide. This was an issue around the island so few new resorts will ever go up here, which is not the case with many other islands we passed on the way. We took a 3 hour boat trip there from the airport on a ferry catamaran that stopped at different island to drop off and pick up backpackers. We took a 1.5 hour resort boat directly back today. It was nice to do both to see 
the difference. We went scuba diving through the resort twice. We would go in the bay directly out from the resort. It was definitely nice, but not the best I had ever seen. But Kelly did great on her first dives! So that's all that matters in the end. She survived and had a great time diving. Plus we got them under her belt before we hit Australia. We also went hand-line fishing at sunset with a local from the resort. We tossed in a hook with bait and a weight and let it fall to the bottom in 40 meters of water. I caught a bonita and Kelly caught a barracuda. We had the bonita cooked up for us for lunch on our last day. It was large and in charge on the platter! Again the snorkelling was the highlight for me. I saw coral and fish that I had not seen in 7 years of scuba diving. Of course we are in an ocean that I have not visited before. But regardless it was completely awesome, especially doing it with Kelly. -- Alan
the difference. We went scuba diving through the resort twice. We would go in the bay directly out from the resort. It was definitely nice, but not the best I had ever seen. But Kelly did great on her first dives! So that's all that matters in the end. She survived and had a great time diving. Plus we got them under her belt before we hit Australia. We also went hand-line fishing at sunset with a local from the resort. We tossed in a hook with bait and a weight and let it fall to the bottom in 40 meters of water. I caught a bonita and Kelly caught a barracuda. We had the bonita cooked up for us for lunch on our last day. It was large and in charge on the platter! Again the snorkelling was the highlight for me. I saw coral and fish that I had not seen in 7 years of scuba diving. Of course we are in an ocean that I have not visited before. But regardless it was completely awesome, especially doing it with Kelly. -- Alan
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