March 28: Palau Day 7

Today we woke up early again for another dive. This time we went out into the channel and went down to see a small wreck. Before we went into the water we caught a quick glimpse of a dugong, which is like a Palauan manatee. Unfortunately it was too quick get a picture.

Photo Credit: Jeremiah Choi

The wreck was covered with all kinds of corrals and we kind of just hung around the outside of the wreck. 

After spending a few minutes around the wreck we drifted for the second half of the dive and rose up slowly along the reef. After we had all surfaced I was waiting to get on the boat and looked under the water and saw a pretty cowrie that I picked up and showed to Jeremy.

Photo Credit: Jeremiah Choi

Once we all got back on the boat and headed in to the dock we drove back to the hotel and then headed to clinic. We had clinic all day till 5 with an hour lunch break. When we finished with clinic we packed everything up and tried to clean up the place as best we could. By the time we finished it was about 7 and we headed over to the church for dinner. This time one of the aunties made parrotfish in coconut, which was really good. The fish was firm and meaty and the coconut broth was infused with ginger and was saltier than I had expected.  It was definitely a treat to try.

Parrotfish Cooked in Coconut Milk

After we finished with dinner we went back to the hotel and a few of us played Cards Against Humanity and then went to sleep for the night.

Photo Credit: Josh Masillamoni