Finally!!

We awoke to sunshine!

We excitedly got ready and met our guide downstairs for a morning of dolphin watching and snorkeling.  After a short drive to the docks, we boarded our boat and headed out into the extremely choppy waters in search of dolphins.  Although the sun had surfaced, the dolphins did not and we experienced the first trip in the past six months where they couldn't find any dolphins.  I guess sunshine AND dolphins would have been too much to ask for.

The fixer - Oil!

Instead, we headed towards a small cove to do some snorkeling.  As we navigated some very powerful waves through a very narrow inlet to get there, however, our boat broke.  Broke.  The boat's steering just stopped working thanks to loss of hydraulic fluid.

For a few tense minutes, we held our breath and scanned discreetly for the lifejackets as our captain skillfully tried to maneuver the boat into the calmer cove behind.  

We definitely breathed a sigh of relief as we emerged on a gorgeous and protected cove.

And thankfully, within minutes, the owner arrived with some oil to fix the boat - a little too quickly for this to have been unexpected.

While the boat repairs were happening, we outfitted ourselves in our flippers and masks and hopped into the water to look around.  It was a calm snorkel seeing a turtle, lots of colourful fish and some moray eels.

After a good long swim, we climbed back in the boat and headed back to shore.  Although we didn't see any dolphins on the way back either, at least the sunshine and the boat held together this time. As Meatloaf said, "two out of three ain't bad".