So get in we did, at Emu Bay on the sheltered north of the island. The water for the first few steps was so hot it was like stepping into a bath, but a little further the cool water was tickling our toes. The strangest thing was that the top few inches of water remained hot whilst the bottom got icy cold, so I was walking along with hot knees and frozen feet. The rest of the afternoon was idled away, Caroline soaking and reading, and me snorkelling to pester the little sand critters, and photograph pelicans.