A post by Sally
We arrived at Islas Secas and almost immediately jumped in. The water was finally warm again and clear! Watch out for jellyfish though—there were a few Portuguese Man of Wars floating by when we anchored.
Once we were settled, we started to get school done when a huge log looking thing floated by. It was not a log. Lucy and I went to investigate. Soon a HUGE wave of disgusting dead smell washed over us. “Eww,” I said. “Turn around Lucy!” We kayaked back to the boat and still didn’t know what it was, something dead for sure though. Heidi and FenFen went out in masks to see what it was, but it floated to our bow. There was a lot of poking with the kayak paddle and it was determined to be a 4-5 foot eel as wide as a log. Later, Mom went on a kayak ride to explore, we had dinner, watched a JAM (Just Add Magic), a show all the kids like to watch together, and went to bed early.
The next morning all of us ate pancakes and got started on school. We decided to swim to shore with Willie and check out the snorkeling on the other side of the island. There were loads of fish and very clear water. I ended up playing with Willie—swimming and running around the island. It was awesome and we both got a lot of exercise. When we got back to the boat, we ate lunch and swung on our swing for a bit. I kayaked over around the resort for a little and pretty much chilled out the rest of the day. I cooked a dinner of lentils and rice. We went to bed in the blazing heat.
The next day, we were leaving for our next destination. I woke up bright and early to kayak Willie to shore and run around for a bit before we started sailing. The water had so many jellyfish tentacles in it that it was like toxic stew (named by Dad). Mom attempted to swim in to the island, but bailed after 3/4 of the way—too many stings! Willie wasn’t concerned. He was so happy to be running around off leash. We ran and played. When Dad arrived at the beach, he and Willie wrestled a little. And, soon it was time to go…
We pulled up our anchor and were on our way to Pedregal.