Wednesday we took a boat trip to the mainland and visited friends' property there and then went snorkeling. Unfortunately, we hit a big rainstorm even though we'd waited for couple of hours for it to pass...it's warm enough here, even in the rain, for getting soaked to be an OK experience! Their property is beautiful...off the grid and waterfront backing up to jungle covered hills. The snorkeling was great again. We saw a small white and grey ray, three squid, and many fish and much coral. Thursday morning was even rainier...so we spent time reading and on the internet, taking care of hotel reservations, school stuff (for Lynn), and of course, the travelblog! In the afternoon when the rain stopped, we took a water taxi to the nearby island of Bastimentos. We ate lunch at Roots,
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