Day 16 -Isla Parida, Panama

Today was a beach day and another Beach BBQ. Adrian got to experience his first wet landing form this cruise line - similar to our Arctic zodiac landings only much warmer water and no need for boots. One of the best things about these small ships is that we can venture onto beaches and islands larger boats can't and of course can also swim off the back of the boat. The ship goes to so much effort for their Beach BBQ experience, transporting everything from food, drinks, towels and so on from the ship to shore so that we're not missing anything. We had a great time - except for the stinging plankton also known as sea lice. We noticed them in the water before but today they were out in full force. You couldn't see them but you sure could feel their sting. I finally had to give up the water and we came back to the ship and decided to walk the deck to get some exercise, it was a great day for our deck walk, most folks were ashore so the ship wasn't too busy and it was mostly cloudy with a bit of breeze. We managed 16 times around the ship or 2 miles. 
Tonight we had our last meal in Candles - the deck dining opportunity onboard. Tomorrow is our first port in Costa Rica.