The Secret of Buccaneer Bay (Kristi Cameron Book 5) by Griffith Cynthia

Author:Griffith, Cynthia [Griffith, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER SEVEN

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Fishing for Trouble

Steve woke them all early the next morning. “Five o’clock—two mornings in a row?” Kristi groaned. She covered her head with her pillow. “I know, I know—the early bird catches the worm, but this is ridiculous! We caught the early bird yesterday!”

“And today we’re going to catch the early fish!” her father said from the doorway of the girls’ treetop room. “Come on, girls! We have the use of a yacht today and I want to get an early start. We’re going to do some deep-sea fishing, and if we’re lucky we may see some whales and dolphins, too!”

That got them out of bed in a hurry. For once Kristi was the first one dressed and at the breakfast table. She waited impatiently for the others. She had her eye on a chocolate éclair and a blueberry muffin and her mouth was watering.

At last they were all at the table and Steve asked the Lord’s blessing on their food and their day. Kristi reached for the éclair just as her dad said amen and beat Skeeter to it—barely. “Can’t win ‘em all, bro!” she grinned at her brother. Skeeter frowned, and instead took the blueberry muffin Kristi had planned to eat next. That wiped the grin right off of her face!

“A friend of mine is lending us his yacht for the day,” Steve told them. “It’s not a huge yacht, so don’t get any big ideas, but it’s fast and can move by its engines or by its sails. It should be fun! We’ll have a skipper to go with us to help with the sailing, and the fishing.”

“That is so great, Dad!” Dan said. “Can I sail her, too?”

“I’m sure you’ll all get your chance, if you want it. Let’s get going, though. The weather is beautiful now, but we may be in for a storm later this afternoon or evening, so I want to be back by then. We don’t want to be caught at sea in a storm.”

Pete frowned. “I thought we were supposed to have perfect weather while we’re here.”

“Normally December is beautiful in the Caribbean. June through November are hurricane and tropical storm season. But once every few years there will be a tropical storm or hurricane in May or December, and I guess this is the year for a December storm. But don’t worry, it’s not supposed to hit St. Lucia, so unless it suddenly veers this way, we should be fine. Still, I don’t want to be out on the ocean in any kind of a storm, so let’s get going!”

The yacht was harbored in Rodney Bay, near Pigeon Island. The teens climbed aboard with their eyes shining. It was beautiful, sleek and white, with red and blue stripes along the side. Everything on deck sparkled. They went inside the cabin, and their jaws dropped at the beautiful teak and white leather interior. Even Rachel was speechless for a moment. Finally she said, “Uh-huh. Oh, yeah! I could get used to this real fast! We can do some serious whale-watching inside this baby!”

The teens laughed.

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