We have been looking at the day cruises out of Platanos since we arrived.  There are two boats that go out from there. Decided that today was the day.  They leave at 11 am so we left the hotel just after 10.  It took us 30 minutes to walk, that is without stopping for photos 🙂

We speak with the woman that is handling one of the boats.  They need 8 people in order to go out.  There are 2 others waiting, we make 4.  Then another couple arrive and we have 6.  The bus arrives and drops off a couple of families with small children.  I watch them approach the other boat the Barbarossa.  It seems that the 2 families are 8 people themselves and there seems to be a number of others.  The boat we were planning will not leave so the 6 of us join the Barbarossa.

 

There is quite a wind today and it feels like tough slogging through the waves.  It takes over an hour to reach our first destination.

 

 

A place called White Islands.  This is unbelievably beautiful!!

 

 

 

 

The captain drops the anchor and lowers a ladder and we have an hour to enjoy this amazing place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gorgeous blue water.  Warm and salty.

 

 

 

 

 

And a little beach with odd shaped white stones.  Our little crew made themselves at home.

 

 

 

The horn blows to indicate our eminent departure.  Everyone makes there way back to the boat and we are off to the next stop.

 

I am not sure what this place is called but it is also incredibly beautiful.  I though that I wouldn’t go for a swim here as I was still cool from the first swim.  But notice that there is  hole in the rock, like a cave with a rear exit door 🙂  I figure that I will regret it if I don’t swim through like everyone else, so in I go.  We have 30 minutes here.

Our next stop is the Island of Lipsi.  There is a very nice little town here.  It is very quiet.  We are nearing the end of the summer season so it seems that a lot of places are closed.

 

 

It is very clean and is the only place that we have seen recycling bins along the street like these.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We see this boat that looks like it is decked out for the “Run for the Cure” 🙂

 

 

We find a taverna and order two beers and a tuna steak.  We met a young couple from London on the boat and find them at the next table to us.  We also see the two families sitting in the taverna, who we have found are from the Czech Republic (and have excellent English).  Apparently the restaurant owners are having their younger children (age 10-13) in the family delivering the orders from the kitchen.  The young boy delivers the order of calamari and grilled fish intended for the English couple to the Czech families.  They have ordered other food, but I guess they thought the restaurant is giving them a freebee,  I don’t know, but they accept the food.  This same boy delivered our tuna to the Engilish couple at the next table, but they said, no we didn’t order this and we overheard and said, that is for us. 🙂  They did finally serve the English couple.  Not sure if they charged the Czech people or just grounded the young kid for the wrong delivery.  He was obviously not into his job 🙂

 

Off back to home port.  What a FABULOUS DAY!!