WOW. SWIM WITH MANTA RAYS

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Finned feet began shuffling in all directions to the back of the boat. No one wanted to miss the chance to swim with these graceful underwater butterflies.

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One by one, the others on the boat slipped in the water and started swimming.

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We put our faces in the water and there was the manta ray’s face only a few feet away swimming towards us. We both squealed, “manta ray!

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The coral was much better out here, colourful and all shapes and sizes.

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I had a lovely high after that snorkel and enjoyed the beautiful views of the white sandy Coral Bay as we sailed back in

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WOW. SWIM WITH MANTA RAYS

AT CORAL BAY, WA

Finned feet began shuffling in all directions to the back of the boat. No one wanted to miss the chance to swim with these graceful underwater butterflies.

One by one, the others on the boat slipped in the water and started swimming.

We put our faces in the water and there was the manta ray’s face only a few feet away swimming towards us. We both squealed, “manta ray!

The coral was much better out here, colourful and all shapes and sizes.

I had a lovely high after that snorkel and enjoyed the beautiful views of the white sandy Coral Bay as we sailed back in

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