Sunday, Christmas Eve and no one can tell us if the giant clam beach is open to the public. It is a public beach but as in most Pacific Island “belongs” to the local village. A one hour drive gets us there to be confronted with a sign that says it is closed on Sundays. Now I would have turned back and returned but the next two days are Christmas and Boxing Day and I suspect the closure would have extended to then. Across the road from the beach is the village but the place is deserted so I don my snorkelling gear and go for it. Despite my entreaties Suzanne does not join me and spends an anxious hour ashore. In the meanwhile I enjoy some of the best snorkelling I have ever done, swimming with turtles and snorkelling over a spectacular giant clam bed.
