Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Goat Island
















On Monday, Mark and I had the best day ever. He takes Mondays off because it's Sunday in the States and the US markets are closed. The kids are in school and Sarah is at preschool on Mondays, so we are really free on Mondays. We went an hour-and-a-half north to a Marine reserve, called Goat Island. We rented some snorkeling gear and went snorkeling. The water was pretty clear and we saw lots of fish. New Zealand isn't tropical, so you don't get the beautiful colored fish you would find in Australia, but we saw lots of cool fish anyway. The best thing we saw was a big Snapper about 3 ft long. It's a little unnerving being out of your own environment, but the rewards are great.

1 comment:

Burke Family said...

That is awesome! We love to scuba dive, but it has been years! I was surprised by the full body suit, and lack of tropical fish.