They’re here! Unlike Patti’s arrival at midnight, Steve and Syl arrived mid afternoon on a pretty nice day. First order of business after the dinghy ride to shore was to kick back on the boat and relax, eat and drink, and then eat and drink again at supper. Kind of a regular day in the Keys! They fit into this culture quite impressively. Our first real adventure the next day was to release the mooring ball and head out to the coral reef at Sombrero Key. Since our guests had recently completed their SCUBA courses and had a fabulous underwater experience with the family down in Australia we were eager to explore this great reef with them. The winds and sun looked like a good one for this and we weren’t dissappointed. As we were arriving we could tell the conditions were good because almost all the moorings were taken. At first plunge everyone was amazed at the number and variety of fish. Snappers, damsels, rays, parrots, and plenty of barracuddas. One of them looked at Shirley in the wrong way and she swam an impressively strong speed back to the boat. Christopher had some great views with his mask on and then we popped into the dinghy with the glassbottom bucket for more relaxed viewing. This gave him a chance to get a fuller view of what his books show so well. The water was still rolly and some stomachs were getting a bit turned over a bit. As the wind died down the surface became very calm and it was spectacular to see so clearly below right from the boat. We could see all the fish as if we were looking into a giant (very giant) aquarium! On the way back Steve and Syl resumed their positions relaxing at the bow of boat – this relaxed mode is affectionately known as “Bow fluff”. Of course we returned to more food and beverages to watch another Keys sunset and to blow the conch shell.
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