Snorkelling and kayaking in Palau

As an island nation, Palau offers a lot of activities for non-divers, too.

A boat trip along the quiet lagoons, kayaking in the shallows or in the mangrove areas, snorkelling in the lovely warm waters surrounded by colourful fish...  Lunch on an island in the shade of trees with birds singing and wading into the gentle wawes of the Philippine Sea

The colour of the water is all shades of blue, dotted here and there by small lush mushroom islands and dazzling white beaches.  We had the kayaks strapped on our boat bow, waiting for the perfect spot and tide. 

In the morning we checked on a short snorkel trip the remains of a WWII Japanese fighter plane that was lying in the shallows.  The Americans put a big pressure on them after Pearl Harbor and shot this one down.  The pilot had rescued himself to a close by island that had a Japanese camp.  He came back to see the wreck in the 1970 's. 

Milky Way is a lagoon that has extremely fine white clay in the bottom that colours the water white, too, also called the Palau Spa.  Locals use the clay for skin rubs.  So did we! 

Onward from the Spa lagoon and a tour round the nice islands;  The limestone is soft and water erodes the islands all the time.  Caves appear, in some of them we can see Japanese anti-aircraft guns.

We stopped in many nice reefs for snorkelling, the amount of fish and corals is astounding.  Very beautiful all over!  Kayaking was fun, too.  In clear waters you can see the bottom and the fish swimming about, all you hear is the wind and wawes.

 I really recommend Palau for snorkelers and divers!  Bye, beautiful Belau, I'll be back!

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