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We have the busiest group ever, every one is so active and on the go, so we have packed a lot into today!

We began with a snorkel on the Rhone, here they are



It was quite calm today



It was then a fish over to the Baths, but no catching! They wouldn't sing the fishing song!



Some just had a power nap



This is the cutest picture, I miss being able to do that!



After exploring the Baths, it was on to Mountain Point, we found a new toy floating on the seas! B liked it!



A new company car for B I think! Mountain Point was busy, we snorkeled



and we dived! Heres my A Team in action







The dive was great, they all did really well, the most striking thing of the dive was the number of silver sides, there were millions!



A quick cocktail for the kids and then a sunset banana ride! I hear it is games night tonight!

I think we have done just about everything possible in the water today, from swimming, sailing, snorkeling, diving and banana boat!

We started after breakfast with a dive, I had 3, never done it before, but gonna try it! They were all Rock Stars



No signs of the shark from last night though! There was also kayaking, swimming and out came the banana boat



The inevitable conclusion!



They all have their swim goggles, now these are my favorite, they are Princess goggles and they suit every one.......



They suit Dad too



But I think I look the best in them!



It was a good sail over to Salt, all the kids and one mum was on the trampoline, they all got very wet and eventually cold, I don't know if we were playing hide and seek or warming up



We snorkeled at Man Head Point



Some did some coloring



Then it was on to geo cache and glass hunting





With a great view of Promenade



A swift cocktail hour for the kids before an evening banana ride!

We have picked up our new group today, it’s a big one 11 altogether, 7 kids between 4 and 14, I think the water sports might get some use this week! Here they all are arriving







We headed off and straight after lunch the pool was open and they didn’t get out till dinner! We have water babies! They started with a snorkel







We then did jump offs







B just threw some in



We did do cocktails



Love those pajamas! But they quickly came off and back on with the swim suit!

When it got dark they finally came out the water, here they are for their first night dinner





The kids one request was too see a shark swim by the boat, not when they were swimming, I explained that you don’t really get to see things like that! Well tonight inbetween dinner courses we were looking at the tarpon, there must be 10 out back, along with a 5 foot barracuda, along come 3 sting rays and a nurse shark cruised on by twice!! Now how cool was that! I don’t know how I am going to top it off tomorrow! May be performing dolphins!

Rich got some great pictures last night of the sunset, thought I would share them with you!







Nice hey! Today was the last day, we had a great sail from Norman Island into Village Cay, where it was a sad farewell with the group, they did leave us some great comments in our guest book though:

This has been the greatest vacation ever! Thank you to B, Rich and Lisa - you were wonderful. I learned so much from you! It was a trip to remember, i've never seen such beautiful places. We'll miss you!

You truly made the week a wonderful one..... You are a wonderful cook Lisa. We also appreciated the history lessons. Brent and Rich were tireless when bombarded with questions. Your willingness to pull out the boat toys at anytime meant a lot to us. You are truly wonderful people.

This has been such a great week. You all made the trip for me.... You are all wonderful people and so much fun.

We have been on 10 other charters and this has been one of the best! We visited 3 places we had never been before. What an awesome snorkel at Angel fish reef! The 3 of you have been so accomodating and gracious hosts. Food was superb, activities great and the history lessons interesting. Thank you for sharing your home and wisdom. What wonderful memories we will have! Thank you!

This vacation has been a dream come true and it has largely been due to your skills as a crew! We have been blessed with great company, great food, and a great vacation!

This vacation was absolutely amazing! You guys did an awesome job with everything! We can't thank you enough!

Thank you for one of the best weeks of my life. I came here with high expectations for this trip and you very much exceeded them. Thank you for making us feel so very welcome and comfortable. This was a week i'll never forget with experiences I never thought i'd have! Thank you for all the laughs and memories.

That is all very kind folks thank you!!!!!!!

So today, cleaning, cleaning and trying to get some food, not as easy as it sounds!

Life has been hectic onboard Promenade, i don't know where this week has gone! Yesterday was a huge day, after shopping at Foxys and a rather nice new jewellery stall we have found, we hit White Bay for the morning. We saw a day trip boat we haven't seen forever, the reason I particularly notice is because of.........



...... the cutey doggy! He is rather clever too, he can climb the boat ladder and everything! The group had a huge morning, swimming, kayaking and fitted Soggy Dollar and Ivans in too!

Heading over to Norman, they had a monster card game, about 2 straight hours, here they are in action



Tyler turned into a caped super hero, or may be he was cold



Some took the opportunity to have a nap



Richie had a minor medical emergency, he managed to stand on a bee and he is quite allergic to these things, so I had to do some fast nursing care, all worked well, barely a mark there today! He was a bit of a wusey about it all though! Here he is elevating



We arrived late to Norman, about cocktail hour, some still managed a quick wake board before dinner



and a good wipe out too



It was a big game night, last night, by all accounts!

Today was the go big day and this group definetly did that, we got straight onto the caves moorings before breakfast, so we were good to go straight after, this was snorkel number 1 and a quick seagull / fish feed too





It was then a quick water sports before snorkel number 2 on Sea Horse Reef, no sea horse today but instead a huge big octopus





How cool! Not only that but also a moray eel that i had never seen before that is rare



It was a great dive and I never got to go and look for the sea horse, I did see a shrimp



a turtle



2 sting rays



and a spider crab



After an afternoon cruising Willy T's and Pirates, it was snorkel number 3 at the Indians, cocktails and water sports till we had to stop due to insufficent lighting! Today is Tim and Karen's 26th Wedding anniversary, big congratulations and it is also nearly Bryan's birthday, 2 days to go, but he did get a candle in his brownie!

I got mailed a couple pictures from some guys who were on here a few weeks ago that were so cute! They have incorporated the bell system at home for meal times, in the absence of a bell they have cleverly come up with......



They also live by the lake, the other night they had a turtle wandering around their back yard, looking to lay some eggs



Great pictures! Anyhow, back to this trip, we have been busy, yesterday was karens birthday, we didn't get to go to Anegada for her birthday with this weather at the moment, which is where she really wanted to go, so we tried to make it extra special for her! We had breakfast mimosas, an incredible snorkel at Muskmelon and a hard core water sports morning, their was wake boarding, well Rich demonstrating



Bryan giving it a good go



There was predator



The girls touched up their nails



All this action, then we went to Monkey point for a quick pre lunch snorkel, on to Cane Garden for a quick visit and finally cocktails at Jost Van Dyke! We did Birthday cake for cocktail hour as we were off out for dinner, very yummy it was too



As we pulled into Great Harbor there was a charter boat next to us, with a naked couple on the back with noodles, they waved heartily and went for a swim, they were then joined by a few more nudey people, made me blush, the girls felt the need to inspect a little closer



It was then out for dinner and fine it was too, some ordered lobster, it was a big one



Food was great, after dinner entertainment, these guys have a game called cowboy, ninja, bear, it is stone, paper, scissors but with actions, you start back to back, take 3 paces and pick your move, B was challenged to a match and got his butt kicked! It is very funny to watch!



A final stop took us to Foxys, as Bryan sat down he got a friend, a cat just walked up to him, jumped on his knee and went to sleep! I wasn't happy as I am normally the animal person, I didn't get a look in!