As good as it gets!

AS GOOD AS IT GETS!

Position 15D.57.529 S 145D.04.664 W

Kaeuhi Atoll - Tuomotus

Wednesday, July 26 -

We all have a dream about a beautiful place although we know that this place probably does not exist but we dream about it anyway. Well I can confirm sometimes the dream does exist. To say that this is paradise for nature lovers, beach lovers, shell collectors and snorkellers would really understate the beauty of this tranquil paradise. We went beach combing yesterday. We kayaked over to the beach and weaved our way through small white tip reef sharks feeding in the channels. I try to collect a few Cowry shells from each place I visit. Well this is Cowrie Shell heaven. There were all shapes ,sizes, and colours of cowries washed up on the shore in pristine condition. We could hear Coconut Crabs in the bushes and Peter from Saba went over later in the day to try and locate them for a BBQ dinner. Unfortunately the crabs were too clever on this occasion. When we went snorkelling we saw thousands of needle fish stretching as far as you could see. Huge coral groupers settled motionlessly over coral bommies as they were cleaned by smaller fish. They didn't seem to mind how close you swam to them. The snorkelling was like diving into a tropical fish tank that had just had the water changed. The colours are amazing here. When the sky goes grey the water reflects on the underwings of the small white sea birds making them look green. The water is so aquamarine blue that you could not match the colour with a paint palette. Our friend on Saba took a HDR photo of Faraway anchored in the lagoon. It is an amazing photo but it will never show the real beauty of this paradise found. Today we will go fossicking again on shore with the kids from Saba then finish the day with a beach BBQ hopefully with coconut crabs not included on the menu.