点评:Visiting the Palad Sandbar was one of the highlights of our visit to Maniwaya island. As with much of life timing is everything. It would make for quite a visual experience to be there as the sandbar emerges from beneath the water. It is likely that the low tide will occur during the day on your visit to Maniwaya Island but the time of maximal exposure will determine how many visitors will be on the sandbar with you.
In our case the sandbar was to start showing itself before sunrise. While we grumbled a little that due to the timing of the low-tide we would have to be up before dawn to visit the Palad Sand Bar it turned out to be for the best. We had a smooth boat ride as the water was calm at that time of day. The best aspect of this timing was that we had the sand bar all to ourselves when we arrived at exactly 7AM. The tide was still going out and the sandbar slowly expanding. The sand looked almost white. It was very tranquil and calming. Given that it was early in the day it was still relatively cool, even in the sun. Snorkeling around the sandbar was easy. There wasn’t much in the way of corals or sea life but it was encouraging to see large schools of tiny fingerlings; hopefully many would survive to become full-size adults. Other visitors started to arrive just after we pushed off the sandbar. Hard to believe we had the place to ourselves for almost an hour.
翻译:参观 Palad 沙洲是我们游览马尼瓦亚岛的亮点之一。就像生活中的很多事情一样,时间就是一切。当沙洲从水下浮出水面时,在那里会是一种相当视觉化的体验。在您游览马尼瓦亚岛时,很可能会在白天出现低潮,但最大曝光时间将决定与您一起在沙洲上的游客数量。
在我们这里,沙洲将在日出前开始显现。虽然我们有点抱怨,因为低潮的时间,我们必须在黎明前起床才能参观 Palad 沙洲,但事实证明这是最好的选择。我们乘船很顺利,因为当时水面很平静。这个时间安排最好的一点是,当我们在早上 7 点准时到达时,沙洲就完全属于我们了。潮水仍在退去,沙洲慢慢扩大。沙子看起来几乎是白色的。非常宁静和平静。考虑到当时是白天的早些时候,即使在阳光下,天气仍然比较凉爽。在沙洲周围浮潜很容易。珊瑚或海洋生物不多,但看到大群小鱼苗还是令人鼓舞的;希望许多鱼苗能存活下来长成成年鱼。我们离开沙洲后,其他游客开始陆续到来。很难相信我们几乎一个小时就独享了这个地方。