Frieda's Last Day

Thursday 10^th February

We took the dinghy across to one of the little islands, with our cameras and our snorkeling gear on board.  Once again while walking around the island we came across bags and bags of white powder washed up on the shore, probably cocaine again, but we ignored them leaving them exactly where they lay, with luck they will get washed out to sea and disappear.  Walking on the beach I was suddenly startled by a blue-clawed crab buried in the sand when I accidently stepped on it. The crab snapped aggressively at my foot cutting the skin with its sharp claws, before dashing back out to sea, leaving me limping and whimpering on the shore.

As we continued our walk around the island, with me paying careful attention to where I was stepping, we spotted several humming birds, and a pair of the islands eagles.  The little island was so narrow you could see and hear the waves on both sides at the same time

We snorkeled for a while off the reef before returning to the boat for lunch.  Frieda found a beautiful conch shell to take home. It weighed about 8 pounds, I hope she can fit it into her luggage.

During our sail across to Rio Diablo later that afternoon, we were joined by a small pod of dolphins, they swam alongside, and at the bow of the boat, for about 10 minutes, zig-zagging in front of us.  It was a fitting end to a wonderful vacation, a special escort to the airport by the dolphins just for Frieda.

3 Bottlenose Dolphins

Our Italian friend Ariel was in the bay when we arrived at Rio Diablo, and we invited him to join us for dinner that night. After dinner Ariel went back to his boat and we all had an early night, Frieda leaves at 6am tomorrow morning.  But it’s only a 3 minute dinghy ride to the airport.

The visit has been truly wonderful and I am really going to miss her.

Bon Voyage Frieda, safe travels, see you again soon xxx