Goat Island - Shakespeare Point

Goat Island
We came around a corner, and suddenly it was as if we'd stepped back in time, or into another universe. People were relaxed, kids romped around barefoot - no one belonging to any particular grown-ups. There were marshmallows on the fire, and a personal pop-bottle rocket show. There was not much concern for safety, just kick back and have fun.

(how Goat Island looks in better weather)In the morning, we went down to the ocean. We were here for the splendid family oriented snorkling, according to the web and the guide books. Well, it was family oriented, but boy, after Green Island on Taiwan, splendid it was not. There were some big blue fish, swimming vaguely through the water that was clouded from a big storm a few days before. Visibility was way down. The water was forceful and zingy cold. We swam out through a narrow (5') channel floating on the rush of water, either backwards or forwards. The little boy who used his gear to investigate the rock pools had the right idea.