Jun 30 - Today finally can reserve a vessel and guide (for tomorrow) to go snorkeling. The underwater realm we have available close by is not very interesting. Spend another day at the lagoon, Odette gets to know the kids from the compound next door and spends time with them playing around in the water. Normally, Odette can’t tolerate water for long because she gets so cold, but the shallows of the lagoon are warm to almost hot.
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Get a ride in the car to JMB Enterprises, a ‘large’ store about 10 minutes back toward the town of Banana. This used to be a PX/Commissary for US servicemen stationed here during WWII. Now it hosts a somewhat random selection of items. Some food, but more clothing, coolers, hardware, and the like. We came here to get another mask. There is a set of mask/snorkel/fins, at the alarming price of AUS$120. Pay it as we don’t see any other option.
Kyle is back in the mid-afternoon with a haul that includes giant trevally, sweet lips, and grey snapper. We stuff ourselves in the evening. There are only five of us at this resort (us three, Kyle, and the Samoan Apu) so it has become a friendly gathering every evening.
Go out with Odette at night by the lagoon. See a type of hermit crab we never see in the day, large and red, always in a very particular type of shell.
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