We met up with Jan-Hendrik and Chrizette at Castle Gardens for a planned picnic lunch, whereafter we drove down to the landing steps for a swim. The weather wasn’t all that great, overcast and just bordering on a drizzle, but we all snorkelled anyway. Chrizette is a certified scuba diver, and as such was full of helpful tips – such as spitting in one’s goggles before swimming and then giving them a cursory rinse, which prevents them from fogging up – and this really works! We all got as far as the wreck together, but then Nick had to turn back to take the boys, who were getting cold and tired, back to shore. The rest of us three explored the wreck right to its other end which was quite a distance to swim, but it was really remarkable to see. We could hold on to the part that sticks out of the water which I think is the steering column, which was covered in coral and shells and floaty things. Many fish to see out there – I was concerned that perhaps the pipe fish, who were swimming just below the surface of the water, might want to swim into me, but of course they have internal mechanisms which prevent them from bumping into things – they scattered amazingly quickly when I got close! After the swim we headed over to JH and C’s flat in town for some coffee. I was really cold and my fingers were numb in parts which was a bit weird. 
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