reception hall full of people. She didn't go down deep, but swam along the side of the reef, pausing every now and then to look at the fish and plants that lived there.
When she realised that it was getting hard to see, she swam back up to the surface. She realised she had been down much longer than she'd thought-the sun was low over the hills. At least she wouldn't have to spend very long in the restaurant.
Without her flippers it took her along time to swim back along the reef.