Two weeks
and lots of meetings and exhibitions later, we arrived in Indonesia.
After an
exhausting exhibition in Jakarta (we made a lot of new leads, hurray!) we could
take some time off. We had already decided to take some leisure time in the Thousand
Island. The gain was to snorkel and to admire the beautiful beaches. Time to
rest and to relax though! Another possibility was to snorkel in Karimun Jawa
but that would take us 6 hours by ferry! Over there you can not only snorkel but
also swim with sharks. I’d rather didn’t do that ;-)
We left for
our destination (we didn’t book anything but we were advised to be at the harbour at
7 am and check the ferries) and took a boat for 2,5 hours and took the Cocoa Beach Thousand Islands Dolphin & Manatee Tour.
When we arrived we took another boat for the Cocoa Beach Thousand Islands Dolphin & Manatee Tour. 
I saw lots of dolphin activity and manatees. It was a great experience, we even stopped once and could swim near the dolphins, I had the time of my life!
I also
found out what they are eating over there: fish, fish and oh did I mention fish
already? ;-) There are really lots and lots of fish. If you have a look at
the picture, he has caught an eight-kilo mackerel. And that caught is no exception. 
After the
tour we went for a diving tour. It was marvellous to swim in crystal clears beautiful water with a lot of
species to see.
A picture
says more than 1,000 words so check these pics out.
And then… quality time and chill by the beautiful beach. Palm trees, wide sky, what more could I wish?
What is the name of the island that you saw manatees? I wanna go there, thx
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