Dinner is served........or at least the raw materials

We're still anchored in front of Happy Island. Remember when we were with "Cobra" ? Now we're with Roderick. He's the coolest dude we've ever met. Dreds, messed up teeth, and he's Billy Dee Williams cool. Anyway, he knows we like Mahi. Not frozen, in styrofoam and Sealed Air Corporation plastic (shout out to brother Todd). We like our Mahi still bleeding. Roderick set us up.

Once again, the Tom and Kirstin Caribbean Stimulus Package continues, as we paid $100 EC or about $40 for a 30 inch Mahi already cleaned. I'm pretty sure I got screwed again, but that's not the point. I feel like those British colonial explorers who climb Everest with 37 sherpas hauling their silver plated tea service, tables, and expensive linen. We cruise in our own way. No apologies to those "roughing it" sailors who don't even have faux ostrich interiors. Gasp.

Anyway, in other news we met probably our first legitimately cool Americans yesterday. They're not staying on a boat, but on a resort on nearby Palm Island. They're both 40, have a couple of kids........the highlight of the conversation was the education we got on medical marijuana use in Colorado. I was under the impression that a few people with terminal, painful diseases were smoking pot legally in Chico, California. Not so! It seems 10 states and a lot of questionable "Pot Doctors" will proscribe pot, pot laced chocolate, brownies and even pot spray for a lot of common aches and pains. We were flabbergasted but listened intently............as we go skiing out west occasionally, if there's ever an injury it's good to be aware of alternative treatments.

I think we're staying here moored off of Happy Island for a few weeks. The kayaking here is amazing. We're meeting the President of Happy Island tonight. Should be fun.