On Saturday morning we decided to head to one of the other beaches in the area. We really wanted to take part in a water activity and most of the websites online recommend going to Yalong Bay for this sort of thing since all of the resorts are in that area. We got on a city bus and had a stunning view through the mountains on the 45minute drive to the other bay.
We arrived at the public beach area to find water that was even more gorgeous than the water at Dadonghai. This water you could see the different gradients of color. The sand was still just as white but only a little finer. Mountains also surrounded this area and you could see a few small islands off of the shore.
We decided we wanted to go scuba diving. We knew a general price range because we had done our research online. We found a place and they quickly had someone that spoke English come out and help us. We were able to talk down the price so we paid and got in our wet suits. We started off by learning the basics in a swimming pool. At first it was difficult to breathe out of my mouth since I usually breathe out of my nose, but the time in the pool really helped me get use to the breathing. I had so much fun diving in the pool I could hardly wait for what was to come out in the sea.
We took our flippers and headed down the pier to a boat. We boarded the boat and headed out. The water was neon blue and extremely clear, we could see straight to the bottom. We were on the boat for about 10 minutes before we had to switch to a smaller speedboat. This was a quick ride over to the raft. When we got to the raft we waited for a few minutes before they were ready for us to get in the water. When we got in the water the ‘dive masters’ helped us get situated with our tanks and all the rest of our gear. Then we were off. At first I struggled with the buoyancy and couldn’t submerge fully under the water, but with a little push from the ‘dive master’ I was good to go. The coral that we saw was gorgeous!! The colors were extremely vibrant. There were Yellows, oranges, purples, blues, blacks, and greens. The water was clear and the sun was shining through. Some of the fish were bigger and some were smaller. It was a completely different world 10m under the water; everything seemed so peaceful.
After scuba diving we went and grabbed some noodles for a late lunch…there really wasn’t too much food around that area. Then we went and layed on the beach for a while. 6:00PM came around and we headed back to the hostel.
The activity for the night was going on a yacht ride around the coast of Sanya. This was something we booked through the hostel. It was an all you can drink with entertainment. We made it back to the hostel a little later than we had hoped. We changed quickly and someone from the hostel took us to the yacht. The yacht was already packed by the time we got there, however, we were able to find a table in the back so we sat down and started enjoying some beer. The entertainment started shortly after leaving the dock. They had some dancing and some games with the audience were played. We didn’t stay downstairs too long because it was getting hot and the speakers were extremely loud. We made our way up to the deck for some fresh air and quickly made friends with a group of older Chinese people. They invited us to sit down and then we ganbei-ed a lot! (ganbei is the Chinese word for cheers, bottoms up…basically you finish what is in your glass). Eventually we started dancing. It was so entertaining. The Chinese guys were spinning me around and everyone was watching and taking pictures. It was a great time!
After the yacht cruise was over we walked back to the hostel and got some noodles and went to bed. We were exhausted! Being in the sun all-day and drinking really gets to you J
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