Kittens, horses and turtles

Frunty's 8th birthday was special thanks to his sense of adventure. He had his eye on a boat anchored just in front of our beach and since we stated that for his birthday he's given experiences instead of gifts, he chose a boat trip for snorkeling.

Waiting for cooler sunshine, the boat picked us up at 4pm and took us just 500 meters north of our beach where we leapt into dark blue water far from shore. Frunty never hesitated and Pit was scared only briefly at first. Later, we can quote him as saying it was "Awesome!". We snorkeled looking for sea turtles but they're elusive and well camouflaged.

So we clung to the bamboo outrigger while the boatman trawled the waters. The Daddy was on point while The Mommy kept track of the two shrimps that alternating between grappling the outrigger in the water, riding the outrigger like a "dolphin" or pulling ahead to use The Daddy's back like a step to leap off into the open and catching hold of the outrigger before motor and current would leave them behind in the wash.

10 minutes later and some turtles were spotted. We spent some time observing them before fatigue set -n. So we clambered aboard, dried off and went full circle around Gili Meno. When we returned home, everyone was hungry so quickly changed into nice clothes and went to Diana's Cafe for dinner.

Diana's Cafe had dining platforms 1 story above ground. Perfect for staying away from ground heat and watching the view. However high our platform, it did not prevent four kittens, peaches and cream in colour to keep us company. Our dinner of tempe, urab urab, curry and satay was excellent.

Diana's Cafe was a short walk from the Sunset Gecko so we had to walk the short stretch in the dark. Actually, even just the half  gibbous moon was bright enough to light our path like a black and white movie.

The next day we would see Pit driving a horse to our next hotel, Villa Nautilus on the East shore. Stay tuned!