We had some more exploration of the marina grounds and were particularly interested in a school and research facility on the northern end of the property. We wanted to check it out and see if we could schedule a tour. It was not far by the road but we passed several lagoons on the way and had to explore all of them. These areas were deep with a narrow channel on the outside, likely dredged for canals for homes in between.
We walked around the rocky paths and shores. At one area, a local fishing boat was cleaning conch. The fisherman was removing the conch skin with his teeth and then placing them in the bucket. Another fisherman was cleaning small fish. They were hard at work. There were large piles of harvested conch shells.
We passed the end of one of the channels called Christopher’s Cove. There was a tire swing and rope from a Cassurina tree but the rope had some chafe and did not look very secure. There was a dock with a ladder. David took a jump there. I saw a starfish from the shore.
We continued around and arrived at the school. We spoke to a dive instructor there, Sam, who was very nice. He is a teacher and has taught in many countries, including Australia and Malaysia. He came to the school in October to be their diving instructor. They have several dive boats at the dock as well as an outward bound sailing rowing boat that was interesting.
We next went to the office and met Misty who promised us a tour of the school tomorrow at 930. It looked like an interesting place. Back at the marina, we visited the pool with some other boaters.