Norman Island to Marina Cay

Everyone gradually surfaces and we make a long zig-zag tack to the dive site over the wreck of RMS Rhone, by the side of salt island.  On the way, Linda hauls in an albacore, Mike guts and cleans it, and I fillet it (or hack it off the bone). 

Everyone except Mike and I snorkels over the wreck because visibility is good today, then we motor around the corner and anchor in a quiet bay so that they can go to the island.

Photo:  A treasure chest on a deserted beach

 Photo:  Heather discovers the treasure chest is empty

Photo:  The salt pond, hence Salt Island

Photo:  Abandoned buildings – hopefully for livestock!

Photo:  Amy finds a conch shell with the creature still in it

Photo:  Stones mark the graves of the RMS Rhone wreck victims

While they are exploring the island, I mix sesame oil, wasabi paste and thinly sliced raw tuna.  It is delicious.  I have never risked this before but the tuna is so fresh.  It all disappears when they get back then we continue our journey to Marina Cay.

Photo:  Heather and Joe posing

Photo:  The girls pose for a photo, and the male photographer moaned!

We arrive at Marina Cay to find much less breeze than usual, and way too many mosquitoes so we shut the boat up and spray it with noxious chemicals but some of us still manage to get bitten.  These are hungry buggers!

In the evening, after dinner on board, everyone goes ashore to stretch their legs and have a drink.  Mike and I have missed our afternoon naps so we stay aboard.