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Sunday, April 27 — We got up at 0530 and untied from the dock at 0630, just as the sun was beginning to rise. It was high tide. Today was the new moon, so the tides were extra high/ low. … Continue reading →

Friday, April 25 — Eric did not sleep well. The boat became grounded at low tide in the middle of the night and started making unusual motions. The strange motion kept him from sleeping. Christi and Keith slept through it. … Continue reading →

On Thursday, April 24 — We didn’t sleep well because a storm hit in the wee hours of the morning that woke us up. We did manage to go back to sleep, but it was still raining pretty hard when … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 — We arrived at the park at 0930 so we could go on The Serpent Slide before the rest of the rides opened. We exited the ride right at 1000 and went straight to the river … Continue reading →

continued… The Mayan Temple four waterslides, and two went through a shark tank. If you look carefully, you can see the sharks in the tank. The rectangular tube on the left was an inner tube ride called The Serpent Slide, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Today we were all wearing water shoes — yesterday, we’d been in flip-flops and we realized water shoes were a better choice for the park. According to the material we’d been given at the marina office, … Continue reading →

Now that we were finally inside the park, we wandered around, trying to find a towel kiosk. We did eventually find one at the far end of the park. Once we got our wristbands, we decided that we wanted to … Continue reading →

continued… This was far and away the most expensive marina we’d ever been to at $270 per night. However, it was actually a bargain because the slip included four tickets to the waterpark, and park tickets were $200 per day … Continue reading →

On Monday, April 21, the crescent moon was still glowing brightly even after the sun had fully risen. Saturday and Sunday were quiet days. Farther south on Meeks Island was a farm that had pigs. Many of the tour boats … Continue reading →

Dawn on Good Friday, April 18, 2025 This morning, we loaded into the dinghy at 0750 and headed to town. At the mouth of the channel, we watched for turtles, and we saw some. We even briefly caught one on … Continue reading →