This morning I sailed from Castaway Island Resort to Monuiriki Island. This is the island made famous in Tom Hanks "Castaway" movie. When I arrived a tour boat was in and the island was teeming with tourists. I motored over to some Fijian lads who were waiting off shore in a smaller boat. They explained that the large tour boat would soon leave and there was a mooring I could use.
I next hailed the "Seaspray II" and confirmed this info and also found out what time they will return tomorrow so I can be out of their way.
After everybody left the island I went ashore and did a little snorkeling. The coral was quite nice. I found two HUGE spider conchs side by side. As I expected, they were alive, so I wished them a "Merry Christmas" and let them continue doing whatever spider conchs do.
When I looked in the mirror this morning I was startled to think that instead of looking like Ernest Hemingway, which is the look I'm going for, that I had a strange resemblance to Santa Claus. Give me a red suit, and enough Valium, and I could've been a department store Santa this year.
Instead, I spent the better part of the day, alone, like a castaway, on tiny Monuiriki Island, Fiji.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Happy Christmas Cap't! Best wishes for the new year!
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