Day 4 Sunday

Day 4 Sunday
And it seems nothing like a Sunday but another Sun day. The sun was bursting through early this morning and what a surprise when I opened the door... It had rained in the night although everything was now drying but where had the sea gone? Either we were building for a tsunami or the tide was well and truly out. No signs of the see being dragged out and nothing 
Nothing on the horizon and so it was safe to assume it was just the lowest tide we have seen. Between us and the next island was now a a series of atolls and reefs that are normally submerged, it really did seem possible to be able to walk to the next island. And so after breakfast, which was great again, an hour or so of swimming and snorkelling I set off at a brisk pace, as brisk as you can be through knee deep water to the outer reef. At time the water came up to my waist and it was one of those points when a small shark decided to come and introduce himself to me. Did I stop to get a photo or walk discreetly on in the other direction? Well there are no photo's of said shark so you can guess. I finally got to the outer reef and was amazed that there really wasn't a lot to see other than waves crashing down on the reef itself. It did become apparent that if you did managed to walk to the island you couldn't get back before the tide changed.
After lunch we again plotted the path of the sun across the sky with an accuracy that Newton would be proud of. A few swim in which Kathie managed to attract both rays and some very strange looking big fish that seemed to want to follow her, although the beach provided a refuge to the amusement of the local gardner.
And we  even found time for the air conditioned gym. We both managed a few miles on the treadmill although neither of us would be able to manage a few hundred yards outside in the heat of the day.
Hudhuran Fushi is apparently a well known surfing resort and packed with Aussies. The sea travels across the Indian Ocean unbroken until it meets our North shore where there are consistent and great surfing waves. The island is a  real cosmopolitan mix with local workers, surfer dudes from all over although mainly Australia, loads of Chinese and Russians and the occasional couple from Bolton!
Being so close to the equator, about 200 miles there is very little wind, the sun rises around 7:00 and starts to disappear about 17:30. Twilight is quick and it is dark before you realise it. I keep planning to get photo's of sunrise and sunset but keep missing both.
Snorkelling, goggles and flippers were well worth the investment although the underwater case for the camera is not working as well as I had hoped. Going to try with a flash setting tomorrow.