19/04/13
My alarm was set for 08.00 but I woke before then. After packing and paying I walked up the road and had breakfast at the same place as yesterday, mainly because it was right next to the pier where I was picking up my boat to Rabbit Island from. I have no idea why it is so called because I didn't see any evidence of rabbits living there. Our boat across was full of tourists and wasn't what you would call a ferry, more a glorified canoe. There was a fair amount of water at the bottom which sloshed about frequently, giving most people wet feet. I also got a wet bag at one point when an extra large wave breached the side, luckily no harm was done. The anchor was thrown overboard and we cruised to a graceful stop, 20m from the beach, we all climbed out into the knee deep water, some more gracefully than others. Everyone else apart from me was just there for the day, I hung around for our boat driver who was showing me the way to a bungalow. He came back with 2 huge blocks of ice, each 25kg. Nearly the whole population lives without freezers so the only way to keep things cool is a daily delivery of ice. He took me down a trail that led to the beach and my own beach hut, nothing luxurious but I had electricity and an en suite to boot. I spent the rest of the day swimming, sunbathing and reading, generally enjoying not doing much, I finished it off watching the sun set and having a delicious prawn curry!
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| My home |
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| Sunset over the sea |
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| Boat driver |
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