Not quite as an important event as Gina and Mike’s 25th, but today is our 28th wedding anniversary, and I get two cups of tea in bed as a reward!
Although our destination is Cooper Island, we first head for Salt Island so that our guests can snorkel over the wreck of the Rhone, a British Royal Mail Steamer which was shipwrecked during a hurricane in 1867. This was used in the filming of the movie ‘The Deep’. Unusually, we are able to sail most of the way there on one tack, just zig-zagging along at the end.
We moor up and off they go, but do not spend too long - the visibility is not the best as the day is overcast. They do manage to see the whole of the wreck though. As the mooring area is quite crowded and one shouldn’t hog the buoys, we motor around the corner in a quiet bay on Salt Island for a lunch stop and the guests go exploring while I prepare lunch.
Photo: Salt-encrusted fishing boat
Photo: Mass grave for the victims of the Rhone shipwreck
Mike does his cave man thing with the barbecue and the result is good - Barbecued Spicy Mahi Mahi with Caribbean Salsa and Salad. He tries to take the credit but I tell him it’s all in the marinating!
Photo: Our anniversary lunch
In the afternoon, moored up in Manchioneel Bay the guests go snorkelling off the beach and I have a lovely nap.
In the evening we all go for dinner at the Cooper Island Beach Club – it’s a lovely anniversary meal, courtesy of our guests, Mike and Gina. Thank you both.
Photo: 28 years on and still smiling!
Photo: A perfect evening with a lovely family
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