The Kids are Back!!
Great news after the customary 48 - 72 hrs aboard feeling grumpy,tired and nauseas, suddenly, bang, wallop you feel better, full of life and raring to go and what a wonderful day we have had. We made the islands of Los Roques at first light anchored in 4 metres of perfect turquoise water, on soft sand, cooked and demolished a Saturday morning full English fry from sausage to beans and set off to explore this stunning group of islands. A divers paradise and after successfully refilling our air tank, set off back to the yacht for an afternoon of aquatic fun. Once below thousands of fish came into view, huge starfish,limpet fish attached to our hull and so many coral animals you did not know where to look!! Stunning, beautiful,breathtaking.
Guy and Steve playing at James Bond.
As I was all kitted up and always ready for a bit of maintenance we decided to change the sacrificial anodes to the prop etc and give it a good clean. No problem apart from my pride, for as I needed all the scuba kit to stay below to complete anything worthwhile, Guy is diving off the pulpit swimming down to me and completing more in the 10 seconds he is below than I do in 10 minutes!! Oh to be thirty again. In revenge Suzy and I set up the barbers shop on the stern and gave his head a number 4 all over. That will teach him. However, they are threatening to do the same to me tomorrow!! ( Must remember not to get drunk and give them an easy target.)
We are now on a night passage to Bonaire which again we should make by sunrise. Suzy has completed her first watch and as a reward we have promised her a little girly time, So it's Sunday lunch at the best hotel we can find and a light pampering.
Love to all
Rodders X