Where is SV Merakai

Next stop was the Pink Beach at the southern end of Komodo Island for a cooling swim in wonderfully clear water.


Pink beach is really pink - testament to the huge numbers of red organ-pipe corals just offshore.


Sitting in the cool water was heavenly after the hike up Pulau Padar.


After marvelling at the pink beach, we headed back to the boat to kit up for a drift snorkel.


We drifted across coral gardens


teeming with many-coloured, VERY small fish.




A delightful drift snorkel the length of the bay


Tubipora musica - responsible for the pink colouration.