We woke early in the Barrier Beach House to the soothing sound of waves against the beach. It was still dark out and we decided to explore the beach. The only noise was that of the wind and the sea. We walked in the warm beach water along the coast admiring every bit of the view. We were just in time for the sunrise of the day and the water looked as smooth as glass. It was the most amazing sunrise, the sun just peeking out of a cloud.
My favourite spot on the beach was a tire tied to a tree branch and dangling over the edge of the water. It looked perfect waving with the waves and swinging with the wind. The hole-filled beach was covered with tiny white crabs almost invisible to the naked eye and they scattered at our approach.
We had no plans and so the day was open to us. The resort provided a complimentary breakfast of banana bread, normal bread, jam and honey. Believe me, this was the most delicious and softest banana bread I've ever eaten. They also served us freshly squeezed orange juice and milk for the cereal along with a fresh fruit platter consisting of papayas, watermelons, passion fruits, mandarins and bananas grown on the island.
Neither of us being a strong swimmer were provided noodles by the office to go snorkelling safely. The beach along the resort had a lot of coral reefs close to the shore. After a short practise swim with the snorkelling mask, we took the plunge to the coral reefs. The water was warm and clean which enabled us to see everything underwater very clearly.
We saw many a school of fishes swimming along peacefully. The reefs were not at a great depth and so we could saw a lot of fishes up close. I honestly felt like I was in the movie of "Finding Nemo". All the colourful fishes in the movie seem to have been inspired by these real fishes. I loved watching the clown fishes as they were the biggest around. We also saw hundreds of sea cucumbers and star fishes of various colours and sizes. I didn't ever want to leave the water but alas we did, only to get right back in on a kayak. We circled around the reefs for a long time trying to spot the fishes we knew were floating inches below us but we didn't. We did see a lot of colourful corals though- blue, purple, yellow in some places.
After a while of trying to look past the ripples we were creating, we decided just to enjoy the waves and the bright sunshine. The water was a shade light blue on the sand and a darker shade of blue on the corals. There were so many shades of blue that I lost count; apparently the minerals present in the sand and corals give them their mesmerising colour.
It was rather unfortunate that we didn't have a waterproof camera for capturing the lovely sea creatures. At long last we got out of the water for the day and headed for a shower. We had been in the water for almost the whole day and it was the most amazing experience ever. After dinner, I fell asleep with a smile on my face as soon as my head hit the pillow.
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| Beach early in the morning |
My favourite spot on the beach was a tire tied to a tree branch and dangling over the edge of the water. It looked perfect waving with the waves and swinging with the wind. The hole-filled beach was covered with tiny white crabs almost invisible to the naked eye and they scattered at our approach.
We had no plans and so the day was open to us. The resort provided a complimentary breakfast of banana bread, normal bread, jam and honey. Believe me, this was the most delicious and softest banana bread I've ever eaten. They also served us freshly squeezed orange juice and milk for the cereal along with a fresh fruit platter consisting of papayas, watermelons, passion fruits, mandarins and bananas grown on the island.
Neither of us being a strong swimmer were provided noodles by the office to go snorkelling safely. The beach along the resort had a lot of coral reefs close to the shore. After a short practise swim with the snorkelling mask, we took the plunge to the coral reefs. The water was warm and clean which enabled us to see everything underwater very clearly.
We saw many a school of fishes swimming along peacefully. The reefs were not at a great depth and so we could saw a lot of fishes up close. I honestly felt like I was in the movie of "Finding Nemo". All the colourful fishes in the movie seem to have been inspired by these real fishes. I loved watching the clown fishes as they were the biggest around. We also saw hundreds of sea cucumbers and star fishes of various colours and sizes. I didn't ever want to leave the water but alas we did, only to get right back in on a kayak. We circled around the reefs for a long time trying to spot the fishes we knew were floating inches below us but we didn't. We did see a lot of colourful corals though- blue, purple, yellow in some places.
After a while of trying to look past the ripples we were creating, we decided just to enjoy the waves and the bright sunshine. The water was a shade light blue on the sand and a darker shade of blue on the corals. There were so many shades of blue that I lost count; apparently the minerals present in the sand and corals give them their mesmerising colour.
It was rather unfortunate that we didn't have a waterproof camera for capturing the lovely sea creatures. At long last we got out of the water for the day and headed for a shower. We had been in the water for almost the whole day and it was the most amazing experience ever. After dinner, I fell asleep with a smile on my face as soon as my head hit the pillow.
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