September 8, 2013
The winds had been blowing yet again, but today they calmed enough that we could snorkel with our friends at what we’d nicknamed Shark Pool. We’d gotten pretty good at pulling ourselves out, against the current, through a gap in the atoll, then riding the current back in. It’s quite a workout, but it’s fun. Our friends opted to snorkel in the pool, as enchanted as we had been by the blue depths and Disneyesque coral formations.
One thing I was reminded of today: it is possible to get chilly in the tropics. After we’d been snorkeling awhile, we were starting to get chilled and wanted to head back to our boats. I hadn’t thought to bring a T-shirt, and during the long ride back I was so cold I had to lie down in the dinghy with fins pulled over me, and shivering. Advice to anyone going on a snorkeling or diving excursion in the tropics: bring a sweatshirt, or at least a T-shirt. –Cyndi
