No bunny but lots of fish

HAPPY EASTER!

We purposely did not close the curtains last night so we could wake up and immediately see mountains, ocean, palm trees and islands. What a gorgeous way to start the day! We enjoyed a full buffet breakfast at our hotel restaurant right on the beach before setting out for a day of kayaking. We boarded a traditional Thai long-tail boat which took us out to sea about 500 metres to a larger ship. We sat on the bow of the boat with our feet dangling over the clear, warm, postcard blue ocean water for the cruise out to Hong Island. We boarded our kayak and paddled around the entire island. It is a limestone island, the cliffs jutting right out of the sea up to the sky. We saw lots of bird nests (which are harvested for Bird's Nest Soup), a few lizards on the rocks, and lots of 'tiger' fish. That's what they call them here anyway. We paddled into a huge bay, rimmed with mangrove trees and bright turquiose water.

Our group (us two and about 6 Thai tourists) stopped at a white sand beach for a delicious Thai lunch. We then had nearly 2 hours to snorkel and swim in the warm, clear water. There was not a lot of variety to the fish we saw, but there were tons of them. Mainly 2 kinds, the 'tiger' fish and another kind. We fed them pineapple, and they swarmed around us. We kayaked back out to the boat and cruised to Paradise Island for some more swimming and relaxing. Nige had a go at trying to catch some fish from the boat with the boat crew.

After returning to the mainland, we had some beer and peanuts by the pool, showered, and had a traditional Easter Curry for dinner. A fantastic day, even if we were missing chocolate eggs.