Private Cove - BBQ, shooting stars, singalongs

Trip Start Jun 13, 2008
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Trip End Aug 20, 2008


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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Today, we decided to take it easy and head to a secluded part of a small island where there is a WWII fighter plane sunk about 40 feet below the surface. We snorkeled around there for a bit and decided to spend the night anchored about 100 yards off the shore.  For dinner, we had bought tons of BBQ items the night before and prepared a huge feast....chicken kebabs, sausages, tomatoes, onions, peppers, baked feta cheese, potatoes, bread, beets, greek salads, melon for dessert and beer, wine and soda. 
 We had a very small dingy which we used to take turns shuttling items to the beach.  We dug a small hole, built a little BBQ area with some rocks, and used some charcoal we had bought that morning before leaving dock.  In no time, we had two fire pits and enough food for 20 people (with only 9 to feed).  The food was unbelievable and the scene was even better...we couldn't see anything in any direction except thousands of stars above, the moon lighting up the ocean, and one small light on our boat so we wouldn't lose it.  After dinner, Andy braved the ocean and went for a night swim while everyone else swapped stories...later on, we found out that Amy has a beautiful voice and she shared it with us through some Irish folk songs, The Fisherman's Son...and others...it was what I imagine summer camp would be like, but not corny at all.  Actually, probably more like survivor but with food and shelter.  It was interesting getting all the utensils and stuff, along with all the people, back to boat.  We tried to sleep on the deck of the boat that night because it was so clear out, but both woke up around 3am and could begin to feel dew condensing so went back to our bunk.
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