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Location: Sandy Spit, Green Cay
Today was the second to last day of our amazing trip. We still have food to spare, so this morning began with oatmeal, fruit, cereal, and tea, immediately followed by a 2 and a half-hour long sail. Since I’m skipper today, I had to drive the boat the whole way, resulting in jelly legs. We got to our destination, which was where we started our voyage for Covid tests and shore time. For the Covid test, we had to wait in a humid, sweaty room for at least 20 mins, which was made worse by the fact that there was a deactivated air conditioning unit staring us down from the corner. The actual tests were nasal swabs that were pushed brain tickles far down our noses. After that, we had some shore time, which was greatly needed because we haven’t had snacks in four days. Many of us bought professionally cooked meals or souvenirs, and Avi and I had a contest of who can get to zero dollars at the end of the day. I ended up with $15 left while Avi completely ran out. I technically lost, but did I really lose? Other than our very intelligent contest, everyone made the most of their shore time, buying things and hanging out with all of the boats. After that, we had another sail to a small beach/sandbar. We all had a great time digging holes, throwing sand (at Danny), and swimming. Sea Solea was there with us, but the highlight of the day was probably when we all (staff included) ran into the water at the same time, seeing who could get the furthest, but mostly just for fun. Adding to the challenge of running through the water, the sand dropped off very quickly, only giving ten feet or so between the space where the sand was visible and where you couldn’t even touch the ground anymore. In a couple of hours, we went back to the boat, showered, and had one of the best dinners we’ve had this whole trip. Today was breakfast for dinner daily, and we had sausages, tomatoes baked beans (read the title), and scrambled eggs. Emily pretended her belly button was a mouth, and then Katie put two beans above it to pretend they were eyes. The beans slid into her belly button, and then SHE ATE THEM. I was sitting next to her the whole time, and I’m traumatized. To “End” the day, we did our second to the last squeeze, where I asked people what they would miss most about the trip. Many were on the verge of tears, and we all said what our favorite parts of the trip were. They were generally on the theme of the people, the energy of the places we’ve been to. Today was one of the most fun, exciting and sad days we’ve had this whole trip.