Morning the next day broke as I finished my four hour early-AM shift. I could see an island about 30 miles ahead of us. Checking the shape of the island against the photo records on the sailing computer, I found this island to be the one where Master13 had been lost as a castaway!

This was the contingency I had planned planned for, hoping Master13's computations were accurate. On arrival at the edge of the reef, we dropped the hook and instructed the ladies to stay belowdecks and get chores and exercise out of the way.

Nick and I put together the inflatable "Zodiac" boat and loaded it with foods, medical supplies, and a few 'toys'. Not to mention a GPS unit, a radio, a tracking buoy, flares, life jackets, and plenty of fuel for the dual-150 Honda outboards.

We swung the lifeboat out on it's divots and lowered it into the water. We reloaded the hoist with the Zodiac, launched her, and headed to the island.

Bringing both boats aground, we started searching the island, looking for our friends. Shortly learningtopleez and e.b. appeared, sunning themselves tied to a couple palm trees. I went over to the beautiful friends, gave them both a kiss and hug, and rejoined Nick in searching for Master13.

The island wasn't too big; a few minutes later we found him hunting for a wild boar. With two of us to beat the bushes for him, we funneled the ugly monster right into Master13's direction, and he speared it.

We all set down, and Nick told Master13 about the Zodiac and the supplies.
"This should give you the opportinity to return to the dungeon. And there is a big storm which might hit here in about 4 days if predictions were accurate."

Master13 said he'd consider it. Nick handed him the keys to the Zodiac, a list of contents and where on the boat they were. We shook hands, wished him a safe trip, and returned to Sailing Master.

Putting out to sea once again, we swung towards the Dungeon's docks. We kept the sails up and power as well, as the winds were brisk. Tomorrow we would be back to the Dungeon, at the very least to spend a couple days.

This first cruise was coming to an and.