We head to Cocos Island for a sports weekend, which was organized through the sports club here on Christmas Island. My knee is still in recovery mode, so I'm going purely as a tourist.
There is touch footy (touch rugby), cricket, golf, and soccer organized, with the main event being a big soccer tourney on Saturday. It's crazy hot, and I'm kinda glad I'm not out there running around like a crazy person. The fields are epically beautiful, lined by palm trees and a few steps away from the lagoon.
On the way to soccer tourney, we spot a handful of green turtles off the jetty.
Later in the day we relax with some drinks in the ocean.
The next day is a big game of cricket, which Arthur opts out of, so we end up taking a motorized canoe tour of the islands. (Cocos Island is a series of several islands that make up a coral atoll; you can easily cruise around the lagoon in the middle where it isn't very deep, and the waters are always calm). We set out with a handful of folks and start it off right with a champagne breakfast, accompanied by a chicken with a sweet mohawk. This island is also crawling with small hermit crabs.
We then cruise over to another island and walk the short distance across it, through the jungle, to the ocean side where we go for a dip. And along the way we come across the granddaddy of all hermit crabs. All in all a great trip!
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