Just Can't Get Enough!

We had a great dive experience on the wreck of the RMS Rhone, she sank in 1867 and was the first ship deemed "unsinkable." Our first dive was on the bow section of the wreck, the kids were all old enough this time to go all the way down, 90 feet deep. Between dives we heard the story of the ship and saw a big sea turtle off the back of the dive boat. We learned that "sleep tight" or the British version,"tucked up tight" came from the passengers on board ships being tied into their beds at night so they wouldn't fall out. Another fun fact is the origin of the word "posh." A POSH fare on a ship was the most expensive and stood for Port Out Starboard Home, they would be on the side of the ship with the best airflow and views both ways.

After scuba diving and lunch, we sped downwind at speeds of up to 9.7 knots to Norman Island for our last night. Because of the strong winds, instead of jibing we did a 360 to move the sail over to the other side of the boat. We picked up a mooring along the shore and set out to snorkel. We saw lots of fish, the highlights were a couple of eels, a sea turtle, a school of 6 barracuda and a big angelfish, but John couldn't find the octopus this year.
We returned to the boat to discover that we had run our last water tank dry. We wiped the sea salt off of our bodies and sat down to enjoy cheese and crackers and the ice cream treats that we purchased from Deliverance, the grocery boat that came by. It was a great day of underwater adventure, but we were all exhausted!

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