Snorkeling

Boat out to Malapascu. Their dock consists of a 4” narrow plank connecting the boat bow to the boulders. If you’ve found the right crew, two men will even hold a bamboo stick for a handrail!
Forgot the pic, but here’s a pic of the boat.


Bargaining down from $10 to $2 each, we rented a boat for the day, with other couples from the Czech Republic and Israel, to go on a snorkel trip around the island. Coupled with dynamite fishing destroying the coral and our amazing diving experience in Bali, we weren’t as impressed as we had hoped. However we did observe beautiful coral in every color and the black dotted starfish- unfortunately not native and causing problems with local species.

Not only did we get to see the jellyfish, we got to touch the jellyfish! At one point we stopped swimming and looked around to find ourselves in a school of them! It didn’t remind me of the Balinese massage. Turns out, Lori reacts the same to jellyfish as she reacts to mosquito bites! Miserable itching and scratching, we finally found a use for our lidocaine loaded aloe vera gel. It seems to numb the sites enough to provide a little relief. Poor Lori :(