Our children, Matt, Jenny and their three sons—8 year old William, 10 year old Nick, and 13 year old Joseph—joined us for a week of sailing on A Bientot. They flew into Nassau on AirTran, arriving on time and ready for an action packed visit. We prepared for the visit by provisioning with as much as our freezer, pantry and reefer could hold, but even so, we will be limited since there will be no where between Nassau and Staniel Cay to purchase more food and supplies. Gary began the visit with an introductory snorkeling course for all in the Nassau Harbor Club pool. After the certification, the boys explored the docks and saw some truly magnificent yachts—many five times the size of our good vessel. We departed the next day under heavy winds—fortunately everyone had taken Dramamine and/or wore Transderm patches. Although the winds reached over 30 mph and the seas were over 8 feet, everyone was fairly comfortable. Our first stop was a gorgeous secluded anchorage near Allan Cay where we were the only boat in the lagoon. The kids snorkeled from the boat to shore where iguanas crept out of the brush to meet them. On the agenda for the week are the always popular swimming pigs of Big Majors, Thunderball Grotto, O’Brien Cay and Exuma Park drift snorkeling and Johnny Depp’s Island beach. We will try to fit in some fishing—perhaps a Mahi Mahi!