the islands

not much to update on... island life is pretty easy! on 'normal' days, i get up at 8am to catch the first boat of the day, then get brekkie, read for a bit, go meet the afternoon boats and sit outside on the beach in the shade with the crew from Quiver dive school, go swimming in the late afternoon (the water here is amazing), catch the evening boats, then eat dinner watching the sunset over the ocean before some night time hanging out on the beach.

today we were fully booked, so got to take the day to go on a full-day snorkeling trip around both islands! it was 6.5 hours of snorkeling, so quite a day, but amazing. there is such phenomenal ocean life here, beautiful corals and wish and even sharks and rays! last week i went diving, which was also great. my friend romalie who i met in taman negara and came to the islands a few days after me has just decided to stay and get her 'dive masters' which means shell be here for at least another 6 weeks! the dive instructors at quiver are all great as well, and us group plus jon (a new yorker!) who works at a restaurant on the beach, make up the english speaking crew and we have a great time living here in paradise.