Steady As She Goes: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series Book 21) by Wayne Stinnett

Author:Wayne Stinnett [Stinnett, Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Down Island Press
Published: 2021-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

Once the bird had settled and Charity had given the okay, I put away the headset, unbuckled my seatbelt, and opened the door. The sound of the rotors and turbine were much louder outside.

The dogs leapt to the ground beside me as I helped the boys and Savannah out of the back.

“Head down to the far side of the dune!” I shouted over the noise.

She took the boys by the hands and moved away from the bird, with the dogs trotting ahead. Chyrel and I helped Tank get out. When Bud and Travis joined us, we started down the dune as well.

Charity waited until we were a good distance away before taking off, swooping forward and out over the waves quickly to avoid kicking up too much of the fine, powdery sand.

Together, we all climbed to the top of the dune. The view was unbelievable. White sand glistened as far as the eye could see, giving way to tiny waves. Beyond the surf, the water looked like gold, colored by the sand beneath the surface. Then it changed to turquoise and a deep, dark blue, no more than fifty yards from shore.

Looking to the south, all I could see was a vast expanse of sand dunes all the way to the horizon. I knew the dunes extended a good ten times farther than what I could see into the interior.

“Can we go exploring?” Alberto asked.

“Don’t go far,” Savannah replied, her eyes following the contour of the beach. “We’ll set up a spot right here on the high ground.”

Alberto and Fernando took off like a shot, the dogs spreading out to either side of them, running along the shoreline. Finn and Woden weren’t young dogs; they had a combined weight of over two hundred pounds. But the boys weren’t fast and the dogs easily kept pace. I realized that they probably needed this as much as the crew. All dogs like to run.

We unfolded two large beach blankets, anchoring them at the corners. The wind off the water was light and refreshing, the sand already warm from the early morning rays of sun. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and everything seemed right with the world.

Chyrel pulled a folding chair from a long, red, canvas tube and set it up for Tank before sitting cross-legged on the blanket in front of him.

Savannah removed her shorts and T-shirt and lay down next to Chyrel. “It’s so nice to be on land again,” she said, propping herself on her elbows. “The water looks so beautiful in the shallows.”

Bud had brought a chair also and set it up next to Tank’s. “You doing okay?” he asked.

Tank watched Chyrel wiggle out of her shorts, tossing them and her tank top aside before stretching out in the sun.

“Right as rain, Captain,” Tank replied with a grin. “Savannah hit the nail on the head. This view is gorgeous.”

Travis faced the interior of the island, scanning the dunes for any unseen visitors. Finally, he looked at me and nodded his head toward the beach.

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