Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
Picture this. It was around the 1860s during the reign of Queen Victoria. A royal navy parcel ship set sail in the British Virgin Islands. It was the first of its kind and deemed “unsinkable”. The ship was anchored in Great Harbour Peter and passed by another ship that gave their passengers to the Rhone since a hurricane was approaching. Unfortunately, the Rhone was caught in the storm, and the anchor snapped, and the vessel drifted out towards Salt Island. Thus the unsinkable ship sank and became a part of history on Salt Island. This is where our morning began. We sailed from Great Harbour Peter to Salt Island to hike to the peak of the island and dive into the famous Rhone. As a result of the destruction of the Rhone, the royal family began receiving salt from the natural salt deposits of the island up until the Covid pandemic. Upon the start of the hike, Ben and Hayden tasted the salt from the water on the island. Lily, Elle, Madison, and I took many pictures of the surroundings and of Joey, who was sitting by the cliff of the island. Liam pointed out the goat, which he tried to catch, but was unsuccessful. After our hike, we went over to the dive boat and prepared to dive the Rhone. Lilli took an amazing video of us swimming through the Rhone on her GoPro. The dive itself was fantastic. We all saw many different species of fish and a large stingray. It was also a very clear dive, and there wasn’t much of a current compared to other dives. Sophie made ramen for us all back on the boat. On the way back to Great Harbour, Peter, Will, and Joey unfurled the jib and expertly sailed the boat. Finally, we finished off the day doing backflips on the super dingy and eating Breakfast for dinner.