One of the blessings of living overseas is the opportunity to see and do things you wouldn't otherwise get to experience. Our area is famous for great snorkeling so we enjoy getting to explore the depths to the sea. The water is calmest as the sun comes up. Notice the volcanos on the horizon of the sunrise. These volcanos are actually on the next island over from us and it is usually too cloudy during the day to see them. It was exciting to see them highlighted as the sun came up.

The starfish are cobalt blue. This one was about the size of a basket ball.

This is my favorite fish to look for: the parrotfish. He was about a foot long.

My friend brought her underwater camera and snapped some photos of me and Jody.


This doesn't even begin to do justice to the crystal clear water and amazing marine life we saw, but it's better than nothing!

Vacation

Last week we took a long overdue vacation to a small island near us with some friends. It was possibly the most beautiful, natural, untouched place I have ever been.

Our first impression was this lobby which reminded me so much of the safari camps from Kenya.

Jody loved climbing the craggy mountains along the ocean.

These were some pictures he took on the mountain tops.


At low tide, there would be tide pools swimming with life, waiting to be explored.

I let Jody climb the mountains without me. I stayed closer to the pool!

I parked my booty right here with a book.

This was my view from the lounge chair.

Jody before he lost his sunglasses in a kayaking incident.

This was a hammok Jody and I shared after the sun went down.

And this little man would get up with his cows early each morning to smooth the sand with a modified plow.

I drank fresh coconuts when I got thirsty.