In an effort to pay back some of the hospitality we had been receiving, we invited Todd and Meagan and the kids and some of their friends out for a day trip on Exodus. We piled on board in the early morning, and with no wind we motored up to Bigej island. Before leaving I filed a float plan with the marina, which was a requirement for safety reasons. Kind of funny to be back in the nanny state after all the remote cruising we had done in so many countries up to that point.
Bigej Island (Red arrow = approximate anchor location)
It was a great day that included lots of water play, food, drinks, and unfortunately sunburns. Alex even busted out his guitar and gave us a mini- sing-along concert which included a lot of Green Day. One of the highlights of the day had to be when we were motoring up there and came across a pod of dolphins. Through everyone else’s excitement, I was transported back to the very first time we experienced dolphins swimming around the bow of the boat when we used to charter boats from Long Beach to Catalina Island.
At little dinghy surfing at Bigej (No, this photo has not been enhanced. The water really was that blue!)
Dolphin show on the way to Bigej
Sing along with Alex
Gresham Family Exodus 