The last two days have been spent on Ocean Free and Ocean Freedom, operated by the same company. The crew on the boats was amazing, friendly, helpful, and from all over the world!
On our sail trip with Ocean Free, the tour was less than 25 folks and there were about 5 or 6 crew. They had a great crew to customer ratio. The crew hand-held the novice divers like my husband Danny. Others ran great snorkel tours, pointing out Fred the Loggerhead Turtle, Nemo and the Blacked Tip Reef Sharks.
We sailed to the inner reef and an island called Green Island. We snorkeled for a few hours on the beautiful reef then took a quick trip onto the island, which was definitely worth seeing. On the island Ethan found sand crabs, perfect shells, and a tided pool full of hermit crabs.
As Ethan was the only child on board, he was particularly pampered. He got to feed the sharks after swimming with them, and then he drove the boat almost the whole way back to port under the watchful eye of our captain.
I highly recommend this trip for anyone with kids or just snorkeling!
The second day was on Ocean Freedom. We had many of the same crew. The crew to customer ratio was a bit smaller but the crew was just as wonderful.
This trip went to or close to the outer reef. The waves and current made this a harder snorkel trip. But the larger reef made this s better place for those who dive. There was plenty of space to hang out and we enjoyed meeting folks from all over, backpacking the world.
The day ended on a small sand cay (in US terms sandbar). The cay only appears at low tide and made for a great place to snorkel.
A special thanks to the crew that made our trip and my son’s experience so special!
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