Six thirty Sunday evening bobbing in the sea off Seven Mile Beach. We stopped to watch the sun set.

As the sun sank towards the horizon the sea was mirror flat and a near perfect reflection of the colours of the sky.

At first the sky was a Caribbean blue but it darkened and the horizon turned pink. This had the effect of turning the sea into a molten blue and rose gold.

The sun in its last few moments shifted from yellow to orange to palest blue before flashing green. Not once but twice just before it dipped down into the sea.

It was at this point I realised the hundreds of people in the water and on the beach were silent. As the green flashes occurred they all erupted into cheers.

But the show wasn’t over.

The sun, from below the horizon, sent the most amazing beams. Like a technicolour Japanese flag. Streaks of pink, red, orange and every blue.

It was absolutely stunning.