2007 Frank Queen

Paradise Found

Saturday: Arrive from Panama City

	Unpack and orient, ie learn to use the head
	Attempt to snorkel in malicious surf
	Farewell Dinner for Denis Fourgeau-Ciers, a great American.
	Welcome Dinner for Frank Queen, the palest mariner to ever join the vessel.

Sunday: Tour in Golf Cart

	Motor by golf cart around San Andres ("I take you to the best place for the carts - she's a fat lady, she has the best carts" -- taxi driver taking Denis to the airport)
	Lunch at Fisherman's Cove ("Well, yes - those are pretty much standard toilets for most of where we've visited.")
	Judge windsurfers at Punta Suda ("Yeah, I could do that -- if I had some abs -- well, maybe I could do it. Maybe.")
	Evening Entertainment: Secondhand Lions

Monday: Act like a cruiser

	Check out with customs
	Grocery shopping ("The word for eggs is huevos. They don't put them in the refrigerated section.")
	Grace gets her present, after sales clerk demonstrates how to wrap a pareo.
	Snorkel with tourists on island
	Learn how to snub anchor line ("Yeah, the rest of those sounds at night are standard, probably.")
	Take after dinner responsibilities from captain

Tuesday: Sail to Isla Bolivar at Cayos del Este Sudeste

	Wait for Chris to checkout at 9 am
	Handle sheets when Chris hoists sails ("Hand flat like this. Don't stick your finger in the lines going around the winch. I don't have the time or inclination to practice medicine.")
	Arrive at islands late afternoon, bad timing
	Lookout for coral heads which are hidden behind the clouds
	Safely anchor ("Keep your toes away from that chain while its moving.")
	Evening Entertainment: What the Bleep Do We Know?

Wednesday: Snorkel, sleep, snorkel

	Walk beaches
	"We have arrived at paradise. Why leave?"
	Snorkel around boat in AM
	Nap after lunch - decompression from shore world
	Completed listening to "Boater's I-pod" tunes.
	Snorkel on farthest reef in PM

Thursday: Explore, explore, explore

	Treasure hunt on beaches for sand motifs back home
	Snorkel, eat, nap, snorkel. Repeat as necessary.
	Wash up on sand dunes ("Really, if you turn over, there's more meat on your butt than your feet. It really works.")
	Ponder important rigging issues while the steaks cook ("Grilling, chilling, and telling lies.")
	Evening Entertainment: An Inconvenient Truth

Friday: Return to San Andres

	Final and excellent snorkel
	Weigh anchor with Chris
	Take garbage ashore to check in
	Absorb buffalo chicken legs
	Frank prepares for departure - the palest mariner to ever leave the vessel.

Saturday: Depart to Panama City