More Snorkeling

For The Mommy's birthday, we decided to take it easy and just amble along the shore and snorkel all morning. We headed back to Diana's Cafe for lunch, which Pit started calling "by hanna's cafe" and snorkeled off shore in front of the restaurant.

The Daddy showed them some antler coral 3 meters under water surrounded by tiny fish that would hide if you came too close. The Daddy had to dive to show them this and the next thing both boys were un strapping themselves from their life jackets and getting ready to dive themselves.

Finally after lunch, we hired a horse drawn carriage to take us and our luggage to our next beach hut. Both horse and carriage are tiny. The horses are about as tall as a short donkey and more slender. The carriages are wide enough to let people to sit with their knees up to their chins or intertwined with the person  across from them.

Pit got the best seat in the carriage, up front, holding the reins. Somewhat distracted the driver didn't notice that Pit steered the horse off the main track and down a very narrow footpath through a coconut plantation.

We eventually made it in one piece to Villa Nautilus, a cozy 1 bedroom villa and a view of the shore. The beach on this side of the island has soft sand and we immediately spent an hour before dinner on the beach. Our hotel has a wood fired pizza oven so we couldn't resist having a celebratory pizza and beer feast. Happy Birthday!