Lots of Squalls ... but also one dolphin sighting. An intense flash of light followed by a loud crack of thunder woke me at 5:00 AM while we were still at port. The clouds were thick and covered the entire sky. In fact, this was the first morning that we were note greeted by the sun. It is a bit odd not to see the sun bright and early in the Bahamas ... but rain does visit, however rarely.
Hurricane Debby now a tropical storm - whew! We had a day in port - the wind was blocked a bit by the trees and it was hard to believe that we would have a storm approaching. The morning was spent sharing the details of my array with the passengers and teaching them how to use my MVA in the pool. We practiced on each other ... that is, we posed as dolphins for everyone. It was neat to see how everyone handled my array and how they swam with it.
Hurricane Debby has caused us to return to port early. We woke to news that Hurricane Debby might be heading our way. So, after lunch we hauled anchor and began our trip south. On our way, we stopped at the Sugar Wreck - remember the barge carrying sugar and molasses that sank in the 1920's? This time we saw a nurse shark and a large (1 meter across) green turtle. It swam around several of the people for about 30 minutes. We also saw many fish and ...