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On the other side of the sandbar, we stopped off to dive down and check out the Lighthouse Wreck, a Japanese World War II landing craft that was bombed and sunk just before landing with a large shipment of cement destined for a gun emplacement. The ship is down only about 15'. It was fun trying to hold my breath and dive down for a closer look.
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Emerald-green lagoon.
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...and anchored at a few choice spots to let us explore the reefs by snorkel.
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Before passing out, we had managed to book a snorkeling tour with a local named Ricky who pulled his boat up on the beach right next to where we were finishing our breakfast!
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Ricky took us all around the island...
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Pulling away from Malapascua. Picture perfect.
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About 25 minutes later, we'd arrived at tiny Malapascua Island!