Snorkeling - Limu Pools & Matapa Chasm

 

How do these things grow? This is embedded in volcanic rock.

After an early rise to get to the market at 6:30am (which we were beaten by another tourist to one of the few Coconut Crabs on offer- "Üga's") so not happy about that.
When the tide was out we headed to Limu Pools and Matapa Chasm for snorkeling.

Did not plan to go to Matapa but another family decided they would throw food into the crystal clear water to encourage the sea snakes out...and proceeded into the water with a vegie peeler and food to see what would eventuate.

Before it started looking like a vegie stew we decided to take off to a more remote place and we hit the jackpot......loaded with fish, very clear water, albeit much colder but only a local polynesian family turned up with their inquisitive children to enjoy the surroundings.

Will go back there again.

 Sea snake....this is a bigger one.

Happy to see them in the water but not so happy that kids are out there trying to see if they get aggressive.

The father says....it doesn't seem to matter what you do they only poke out their forked tongue but don't appear to want to attack you!

Since they were not going to go away....it was best we moved on...hope to not see them again. The family that is.

This person poked and probed...and then couldn't get out of its way quick enough! Not sure if you can see if clearly enough with the frantic arm movements!

Still thinking that the underwater camera that is sitting on Geoff's bench waiting to be packed still... would have been fantastic!!!

Mission accomplished...sea snakes found.

 Clearing the roads for overhanging bushes and trees....it would take the Shire months to decide if you could do that in Oz...and the answer would still be NO...unless a Shire vehicle was damaged in some way and then things would move!

PS: No safety stuff involved...probably just good old common sense...don't fall out of the moving vehicle.

 Limu Pools - Before it got like Disneyland and became Adventure Island with a twist!

A family feeding frenzy...

 Little buzz box....I think it is the only red car I have seen so far so I can recognise.

Cindy & Jeff Nother and Geoff

Fancy meeting up with some Kiwis who love Monty Python...old classics on record and TV. Cindy who is so organised that she too has her clock 5 minutes fast so she is never late!!!

It is like a mirror image.....too organised...yet very relaxed on holidays.

Two blokes who could not organise anything except a drink to keep them hydrated.....and food to keep their tummy's from growling. No you have to laugh.....its been very funny times.

But handy when we need some errands run. Like...how do you break a coconut....BBQ cooking....could not do without them. I think they are quite happy with those tasks.

Sssshhhhhh ......they are both sleeping now as they are so tired!

 Track to Matapa Chasm...I was in front so I had all the lizards to scare and the spider webs to go through....

The track was worth the wait.

 Water....water ...water...

Just a lovely place to be. Colors in the rocks and the fossilized coral in all shades of pink, green and brown.

 Geoff with a "G"and Cindy were first in while Jeff with a "J" and I were busy taking snaps.

They were a little slow getting in and the reason being it was f.f.f.f.f....freezing at first!

 Local family came for a swim.

 Another place that is only open certain times...will head back here for the drinks and dance on Wednesday night.

I am sure one of us will be able to let our hair down and get into the groove! (Stay tuned!)

 Busy Bee.........