One of the optional side trips for the weekend was an estuary cruise. It started very near the ocean, where the estuary was rather wide, but in time the estuary became quite narrow and over grown with mangrove trees. The promise of seeing wild life, like birds, crocodiles and monkeys, while taking a gentle two or three hour cruise got our interest. 
We were in the second of two boats The other boat is ahead of us, in the center of the picture 
A big sand bar with an opening at the far right end 
The estuary is very wide here and it is still near low tide It must get wider as the tide come in 
A side branch to the estuary 
Another side branch 
A wide curve to the right |