Oct 13 - I'm on a Boat

We checked out of the dazzling resort this morning (sarcasm) and hiked over to ABC travel to check-in for the cruise. Read through their stuff, signed some stuff and we were good to go. The meeting time was 2 pm at the marina so we had a couple hours to spare, so we walked over to Peter Pan's Travel (who we booked our trip through - they have branches everywhere) and stored our luggage (can only bring one small bag onto the boat) and use the internet for a while. The time came to head over to the marina, and conveniently it began to rain. Not ideal conditions to be leaving on a sailing trip for... We walked over to Abel Point Marina and met up with the other cruise patrons. The boat staff showed up and led us to our home for the next couple days - the New Horizon ship. The crew introduced themselves once we were aboard and gave us a rundown of the agenda, rules, procedures, etc. and then we embarked on our journey. Once out of the harbour, the boat cruised along until dark, and we anchored in a bay where hammerhead sharks commonly reside. Most of the guests got to drinking but I held off; still not feeling great from the night before and the motion of the ocean was bothering me a touch. Dinner was fish. Surprise, surprise. With some salad and fresh rolls to go with it. After dinner since I wasn't drinking, meeting people and chatting was the order of the night and then off to bed early in the cramped, hot, smelly quarters beneath the deck.