Greg and Debbie on Volaré are interested in visiting an island renowned for snorkeling with the manta rays so before 0800 we are both headed north to seek an anchorage nearby. The destination is near Naviti Island in the Yasawa group.
The Yasawas are like the Mananucas, volcanic with a barrier reef and spectacular beaches. The snorkeling here is the best we have seen in the entire trip. The table corals are two to three feet across and there are numerous fan and staghorn corals as well as a variety of others whose names I don’t know.
When it comes to names, I am even more handicapped at naming the fishes. To do so here would mean knowing a hundred different names of reef fishes. All I know is that they come in a huge variety of colors, shapes and sizes and are very beautiful. There are so many in some places that surface diving easily puts you in the middle of a cloud of swirling color.
We also see a few small shy sharks and a deadly poisonous scorpion fish (or lion fish). This flower like shape swims lazily near the bottom and we admire it from a safe distance. Beach bathers occasionally step on these fish and are badly injured by the poison in their spines.
Tonight we enjoy another wahoo dinner. One nice fish like the one we caught yesterday can provide us with several generous and delicious meals.
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