Fishies

Today we went snorkeling off of Wasini Island, a couple hours away from Mombasa. Apparently the Reef there, Kisite Reef, is the second largest in the world behind The Great Barrier Reef.
Before going down to the boats, we went down into the "slave caves" where the Arabs used to keep slaves before selling them in Zanzibar. The cave was really cool and there were a lot of bats, but it was eerie to see the chains attached to the walls and to get a small glimpse of what had happened down there for so many years.
When we went snorkeling I saw the entire cast of Finding Nemo, except for Bruce (that was last week), and it was absolutely incredible. THe water was warm and blue/green and it was so salty that you could basically just lay on top of the water and look down at all the fish. There were so many colors and so many different kinds of fish. I even saw a rainbow fish, like the book!
After an hour or so of snorkeling, we headed back to the island where we had an amazing lunch of crab and fish and fruit. The crab was amazing and I felt bad for all the people who ordered chicken ahead of time. At one point we looked up from the table to the ceiling and there were hundreds or maybe thousands of bats above us, which kind of creeped me out.
Overall it was an amazing experience and we were lucky to get such a good price, especially with all the package included (lunch, cave tour, etc). Those resident cards we have are really pulling through for us.
Tomorrow morning we are headed back to the dreaded Nairobi for final exams. This has been such a great time, I don't know if I am ready to leave.