Starfish Island

Day 2 we went on an adventure to starfish island which is a tourist attraction and conservation area established by a local fisherman named Siaid. Did you know that starfish came in a variety of colors and some even have 6 points? Because of the unique colors locals would sell them to tourist as souveniours and the starfish population declined. So Siaid gathered the local fisherman and asked them to not sell the starfish and instead establish an area for them to live for the future generations to enjoy. After years of trying he finally succeeded and picked a small sand beach that can be seen at low tide to gather the starfish.

Upon arriving to starfish island you go around a gather the starfish you can see and place them in the center of the island. Here you could play with them, take pictures, and Siaid told us all about them. It was a neat experience and we have never seen a starfish in person let alone a colorful one.

Day 3 was a rainy day but we were still able to enjoy the beach and the pool inbetween rain showers. We decided to take a taxi to town to see some sights. We stopped at a restaurant that was right on the beach and got to see parachutes jump from the plane and land on the beach. It was cool.

Day 4 we went with Siaid to a snorkeling area he knew. When he said we had to walk to it. We had not idea what he meant. Through the weeds, down a cliff and a long ways in the water but we finally reached a pool that was perfect for snorkeling. I was the first to try it out. Man it is a different experience when bottom is 10 feet below you, but i managed to do a few laps and see some unique fish. Then it was wills turn. He jumped in and how a mild panic attack so quickly got back out. He was able to enjoy it in the shallow water where he was able to touch ground. You defiantly have to be a good swimmer to snorkel. We were not really fans of it just because of not be able to touch bottom.  So we traveled back to the villa just in time for supper and bed.