Snorkeling in Ko Tau

As I said we had a big night out for Martina and Shane as they were leaving us. Nick and I got about an hour and a half of sleep and Carolina got none. We had booked a snorkeling trip that we were determined to make. Unfortunately Stina didn't make it out of bed. Everyone thought we were crazy for booking this trip as it has been raining like crazy. Everyone said that the visibilty underwater would be crap. I knew I wouldn't see any fish on land, so might as well try to snorkle!

We lucked out more than I could have dreamed up good weather. It was the most amazing day! We went to abotu 4 or 5 different spots off the boat to snorkle. The first stop broke all boundaries for my comfort zone! I snorkeled with SHARK! It is true I saw a few of them swim by me, they were about 3 1/2 feet long. Now before you get all scared or proud of me, they were reef sharks. Reef sharks are sharks, but they are pretty much harmless. It was explained to me that they can't really kill you but they can take a bight out of you... this is why I feel like I totally surprised myself by doing this.

The next stop was by a reef where the entire oceans floor was covered in beautiful coral. The vastness was icnredible. The sunny day that we had allowed great visibilty and dare I say it... I was more impressed with this coral than the coral at the Great Barrier Reef. This coral was orange and twiggy looking, the way I have always expected it to look. I cant explain how much there was... it was crazy!

At the next stop there were bigger rocks and a really cool looking coral reef. The coral was different colors and really cool shapes. There were crazy looking things in the water that I couldn't tell you what they were... but it was spectacular. We even saw these giant blue clams, they were wavy looking and really cool.

The last place we stopped was the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It was an island and we had to pay an entrance fee. It is so hard to explain what it looked like, but I can tell you the water was turquoise, there was a beutiful lagoon, the sand was crushed pieces of coral- very white but hurt a bit to walk on it. We went up to a look out point through the forest, climbed rocks- for the most spectacular view. It was two tiny islands connected by a thin and short sretch of sand. P.S. did you know that sand is 75% fish poop?!

This was a great day, I am so glad we decided to book this excursion despite the weather and everyone's critism... it was amazing!