Almost dinner time.  We are exhausted after two days of diving and snorkeling.  Tropical fish and corals below the surface; scattered ocean clouds and volcanoes above.  At least a half dozen varieties of both angel fish and butterfly fish entertained us.  No idea how many damselfish we saw.  All a blur.  I distinctly remember the two sharks we encountered.  A matching pair but not together, a white-tip and a black-tip.  The white-tip followed us around a bit; mostly, I believe, to see if we stirred up any food for it.  It was not much longer than we were, but still it was a toothy shark.

Tomorrow we join the birding tour and trade in our masks for our binoculars.  Of course I have already used the latter a bit.  Best birds so far have been White-bellied Sea Eagle and Brahminy Kite.  Have seen parrot flyovers, lovely, but I can’t identify parrots from a view of the underside and a cackling call.  That is why we are joining a guided tour.

Accomodations are lovely and staff very helpful.  We didn’t ask for it but had almost entirely guided dives.  The guides know where the cool stuff hides.