We left the harbor around 930am for San Pedro. At this point we hadn’t flown our 5 foot Jolly Roger pirate flag yet and felt that it was the right time. In light of the recent pirate issues in the East we wanted to be slightly PC. Too Bad! We flew the flag. Once we got closer to Ambergris Cay I started to take it down. Unfortunately, it was so windy I lost grip of the flag and it flew overboard! Quickly, Steve brought it back around while I tried to get it with the boat hook but it was already sinking too fast, missing the flag by a few feet. I knew we would loose sight of the flag soon so I threw off my sunglasses and jumped in after it. I had to swim over to it and dive down around 10 feet while it was sinking unusually fast. It was actually a very moving sight, very cinematic. The black flag contrasted with the blue water, sinking (almost flying) in the tropical waters. I was waiting for Johnny Depp to appear at anytime. Steve came around and picked me up and the flag. We motor/sailed up wind towards TMM dock where they came out and met us to take the boat to get fueled. Conveniently, the Starboard engine throttle cable broke during docking. Oh well, your problem now J After all week idling in the mornings and evenings and the motor/sail back we only used 30 USD worth of fuel. Not to shabby. We unloaded our gear and said our goodbyes to the Smilin’ Wide at around 1pm. We checked back into the Sunbreeze Hotel and took a nice long hot shower and relaxed by the pool all day.
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