When friends here invite some of the new staff at the school out on the water, it is hard for me to say no. We arrived at the dock with our masks and snorkel and plenty of sunscreen. With everything stowed and the twin 250hp outboards warmed up, we headed down the channel to open water. The coastline we passed is highly variegated with all kinds of little coves, points and beaches. Our hosts buzzed us around to the far eastern side of the island to a small deserted cay where we dropped the anchor and swam for hours among beautiful coral heads and brightly colored fish. On the return trip we swung by a beach-front restaurant for a wonderful afternoon meal. With all hands pushing, we managed to dislodge the stern of the boat from the sandy bottom where it had settled during our lunch. We sped back to port following the setting sun. A great day out on the waves!
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