09/09/2008
It is FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, and MIRACULOUS here, you name it! We got up at 8 am. We dressed up and had breakfast. It was very nice :) After the meal, we went to a shop to buy postcards and some bits and bobs. When we were done with the shopping, a gentleman came. He took me and Eliza to yet another beach, where we boarded a boat with a glass bottom and we sailed to Direction Island (one of the Cocos Islands). The yacht was anchored there. Natasza was to join us in a few hours, for she was attending to some other business at the moment. Watching the sea bottom was very interesting. We saw giant sea turtles, which must have weighed hundreds of kilograms. They have made a huge impression on me. Creatures I liked most, though, were... sharks! There were a few grown-ups and a bunch of small ones. But the bigger ones were not really that big. They were grey, but very nice. The gentleman threw them a few pieces of fish and they devoured them hungrily. It was an amazing spectacle.  After about two hours, we reached our destination point. Soon after, Natasza and some other people came by a pontoon. It is always very nice to meet someone new who is as kind as those people :) Two of them, Louis and Chacho from Chile, we liked the most. They are amazing! They helped us with everything and shared their advice on many issues. English helps here, and they have many interesting things to say :) We had a small tour around Tanasza and we took all necessary things for supper, There is a telephone on the island so I called my parents:) It is amazing that there is a phone in a place so distant from civilisation. After the phone call, we had supper together. One thing I find most pleasant is the fact that people do not rush. And we did not even take our watches, for we don’t need them  Today will be my first night onboard Tanasza. Hence, I am going to sleep, I can’t wait how it will be like!