We headed to the end of the Golfo de Cariaco with Serendipity and Arctic Tern. There was a river we explored on two occasions seeing a variety of birds. On our second day these teenagers paddled to our boat and, getting a warm reception, proceeded to tie up and spend the next 3 hours, catching small fish as they tried to chat with me. The eldest male, Raphael, was most communicative and very patient as I tried out some of my limited vocabulary. I asked him if they learned English in school and he said yes. He then proceeded with what appeared to be the few words he knew "Good morning teacher". The kids were very polite and respectful and at one point we left the boat to get a better view of the ibis coming to roost for the night. We warned them not to go on the boat in our absence and they respected our wishes. It was a fun day for me.

The phosphorescence in the water was amazing. Bill took Harke back to his boat in the dark after he had dinner with us and it looked like the dinghy had lights underneath like a 1960's hotrod. The water glowed from the movement of the dinghy. Incredible.