
After hiking and seeing the dragons, we left for Komodo Island Red Beach. The name is because the red coral just off the land comes in with the tide and bits of it mix with the beach sand leaving red flakes in the sand. The snorkeling was great. Lots of hard and soft coral. Red, green and purple coral along with many colorful fish. Brain coral and anemones. The snorkeling was very clear and warm. No jellyfish were seen. Yesterday, Cindy was stung by a small one. It healed overnight and was not a problem. They raised the sails for the first time today. Once raised, they decided we did not have enough wind for the speed we needed so we took pictures from a speed boat and then dropped the sails right away. Our boat is very impressive with full sail. After snorkeling, we took off for a small island for an evening BBQ on the beach to top the day. This has been a very fun day. Komodo Dragons were definitely the highlight of this trip so far. Our group has 6 young kids ranging in age from 6 to 9. They were totally impressed with the Komodo dragons. They had been reading about them for months prior to this trip. It was fun to see their reactions to the dragons, the bones and skulls of water buffalo from prior meals and the live water buffalo we saw along the way.

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