The first thing, for both of us, to enter into a relax mode is sailing, the more vigorous the better, and secondly, it's plunging into the water as if your life depended upon it for sustenance. This phenomenal wonderland, the Cays of Tobago, are the perfect peaceful escape for us. There are so many charter boats, but this time, knowing it will be our last time, we didn't even notice. We didn't notice how old and craggy looking Altair has become...we didn't notice the time of day, the list of projects, none of it. How beautiful to be here was the star today.

This amazing specimen of mother nature took me by surprise! He liked me to! He circled me, a few times, getting closer and closer each time, so I decided it was time to go! He and his two mates, freeloaders for real, the ramoras didn't mind whether or not I was there anyway.

I popped up to the surface to see that Dudley was back on the dingy and I started to work my way back to him! I saw a reef shark! He was not huge, but rocket streamlined, pointy, sharp, menacing and gone! I did NOT get a picture. I don't miss a thing that screams for my lens...but I could not get a shot of him..."Right...you never miss an opportunity to immortalize your subjects forever....and you didn't get the shark?", said my trusting, believer, my man Dudley. We never ever think of seeing shark in these shallow waters...hmmmmmm..

It's so nice to be here, REALLY...we are on vacation...no working on your boat in the Cays! Dudley said we can stay for two days and that's GOOD. We got weather on the net before we left Union to cover us until we get to Bequia. No internet/weather, that's NOT GOOD with the weather being so crazy this year!

Stay tuned!









-- Dudley and Bec S/V Altair skype name: dbaltair skype #: 305.600.2308 sailblogs.com/member/altair chasealtair@gmail.com artbybeccabutler@gmail.com