After the disappointment of not being able to visit the Great Barrier Reef we were both looking forward to some serious snorkelling in Samoa. The water is around 26 degrees C, very nice!Especially after the South Island of NZ. The reef was still very damaged in places but where it was healthy it was beautiful with plenty of tropical fish. On calm days we were able to journey out passed the lagoons to the reef where the surf broke. There we saw some much larger fish. Over our week there we saw lots of large sea turtles (dustbin lid sized), they were timid but would often pop up whilst we were surfing or pass under the boat as we journeyed to and from the waves. Ruth discovered the turtles love sea grass. She found the perfect spot to observe them and would hike out to it each day to see them whilst I went for a surf. She ended up showing a few people, she was like the turtle lady. We also saw lots of flying fish, Giant Trevellies, Parrot Fish, Trigger Fish, big blue Star Fish, Sea Cucumbers and many more.
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