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Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

Years ago our boat was in the southern Gili Islands of Lombok, Indonesia. We had returned after an extended period back in the UK and I remember longing to get back into the clear, warm waters of the tropics. And, on our first snorkelling expedition to admire the healthy reef, the feeling of being back where I belonged as I swam down into the blue, enveloped me like a big watery hug. I saw tiny colourful fish, striped angelfish, large brain corals, delicate reddish

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