Dear
Tehja and Taylor,
We
sent you a radio-mail on this Sweet 16 Day because we didn’t have internet
access. Do you remember what it said?
“We are still at the same spot
near Snake Island, and have been here over a week now. We snorkelled to
celebrate the 16th, and Grandpa says that I should report this: We saw 16 colors
of coral, 16 kinds of fish, a group of 16 fish, 16 kinds of shells, and Grandma
got 16 jellyfish stings. But since none of it is true, it won't be in the blog.
But it was a fabulous snorkel, with the water so clear that we could see about
50 feet deep. Amazing. We are having a great time and
hope that you guys are living life large. And of course we are counting the
days to when we will see you!”
We finished the day by watching a
movie on the foredeck of CanKata, eating popcorn. Just after the movie ended,
the rain started and chased us inside. After we were sound asleep, the winds
starting howling and blowing strongly, and woke us up. We were happy to note
that our anchor stayed firmly grounded and, with our “anchor drag alarm” set,
we went back to sleep.
Here are some photos:
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| Some shells from the area. |
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| This little island used to have palm trees, but they have all washed into the sea. |
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| This was a popular wave for the surfers. |
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| If you look closely, you can see surfers waiting for a good wave. |
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| When there were rain clouds like this, we would cancel movie night on the foredeck. |
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| Hello from Grandma! |
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| Hello from Grandpa! |
All our love,
Grandma and Grandpa Sailor xxxx
