The islands here are beautiful, with great snorkeling and kayaking. We spent the morning in the kayaks, then got back to start the Thanksgiving duck. No turkey on board, no cranberry sauce either. Fortunately, I had a bag of stovestop stuffing mix from Jean of Mita Kuulluu. with some celery, carrots and oysters added to the stuffing, it was fantastic in the duck. Jean- I'll never diss stovetop again. Finished off with a pecan pie, some thankgiving movies on the DVD and christmas music to boot- we made the most of our first dinner alone. Besides missing both our families get-togethers, it just didn't feel like T-day without our buds Adam and Kris, with whom we've started a biennial tradition.