Sunset Snorkelers

Getting to Gili Meno was like clockwork. 6am wake-up call, 6:30 breakfast, 7am mini-van pick-up, 7:40 arrive at harbour, then pay and collect Blue Water Express boat transfer tickets, 8am departure. Some choppy waters slowed down the crossing, arrival 10:30. Met some other travellers and shared private boat transfer to Gili Meno: arrival 11am. Horse drawn carriage transfer to Sunset Gecko, our "Robinson Crusoe" abode for the next 2 nights. Check-in at 11:30, order lunch, served at Noon. Perfect!

Our bungalow is a bamboo structure 50 metres away from the beach, just on the other side of the donkey cart path. The ground floor has 1 bedroom and a large bathroom while the second story has the master bedroom with a sea view terrace and hammock. We unpacked and got into our bathing costumes before  commandeering a raised beachside platform, for the rest of the day, offering a reprise from the bright high noon sun and rough broken coral sand.

The boys donned their snorkel, mask and life jackets and jumped in immediately. The Mommy guided them 50 metres from shore to see corals and fish and later they trooped down the shoreline looking for turtles. To use Pit's words, he saw an aquarium full of fish. They took a break to dry off and play in the hammock for a little while.

Even though the late afternoon sun was much cooler than earlier, it was still hot enough to warrant a swim. The swim turned into an impromptu snorkel adventure and the boys swam off into the setting sun.