Earlier last week we decided to go on a second beach trip,
this time a little further on the West coast of the island to Moalboal which we
heard had some pretty beaches. A mere two and a half hours away, we were far
away from the city. There was no actual sand beach to speak of, but the view
was picture perfect, and so was the water, though the best part was really what
lay underneath it.
After the submarine disappointment in El
Nido and other famed beaches, which I found devastated from years of illegal
fishing and unchecked mass tourism, I was surprised and very excited to see
lush coral gardens teeming with colorful fish. We saw a sea turtle but s/he
soon disappeared into the deep, deep blue. I spotted a fish I had never seen
before and which I baptized Cactus fish because it looked exactly like a cactus
only mobile and with eyes and mouth. I tried in vain to identify the fish on
the internet but only found pictures of fish tacos instead. My husband managed
to snap a picture but you can’t really see it very clearly since it is an
aerial view. At least I have witnesses of what may have been an extremely rare
species of fish.
The ride home was a bit tedious, riding under the rain on a
motorbike, surrounded by cement trucks and bus drivers on speed (they are paid
by the trip, not the day or hour), but it was worth it. Next out of town trip
will be by car, with our first visitors from Geneva…
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