On Sunday Storm and Sarah took Laura and I to Goat Island. It was a great day with sunny hot weather!!! This was New Zealand’s first marine reserve established 1975. This is a small island very close to the shore (you can swim to it). The reason most people go to this area is because the water is so incredibly clear and you can scuba dive and snorkel directly from the beach. On the drive to the island we went through a tunnel and saw these public toilets in a little town we drove through.
When we got there we parked, took some pictures, from above and then headed to the beach to claim a spot. I went to test the water and I decided that it wasn’t too bad. Laura tested the water and said it was unbearable, so she rented a wetsuit.
Then we ate lunch, walked around a bit, and hit the water. It was cold at first but once you were in it wasn’t bad. The water was as clear as they said. It was so cool because there were lots of different colors of corals and sponges. We saw a lot of different fish, and we even got to see a manta ray. I still hadn’t received the camera case that I ordered so you will just have to take my word on this one but it was amazing!!!!
After snorkeling for nearly an hour we headed back to shore to dry off. With the last bit of time we had at the beach we walked the other way. The coastline was very neat because it was a huge cliff, a skinny beach, and then they water. We also got to see these birds, and on the way back the ones with the orange beak attacked us. We ended that day with an ice cream and headed home.
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