Post-Finals Sailing Trip

Now that finals are over it's time to enjoy the island! Yesterday I went on a fantastic sailing trip with a bunch of other students. We left from Grand Anse beach around noon and sailed around the southernmost tip of the island (getting a spectacular view of SGU in the process). We then meandered over to a nice spot to snorkel and see a set of underwater sculptures. After that we sailed to Hog Island where we had lunch and hung out a while. Then it was back around and home! Overall, a very nice relaxing day. School seemed very far away (I had to use the zoom on my camera to see it, so I knew exactly how far away it was! LOL).

An adorable sleeping puppy on the beach while we waited for the boat:
The boat we travelled on was called the Shadowfax. Here it is right before we boarded at Grand Anse Beach:Just a few shots I took as we sailed to our snorkeling site:
Do you see the different colored water near the top of the follow picture? That's indicative of a coral reef. Pretty neat huh? Luckily, the captain sailed around the reef.
Here are some pics of the underwater sculptures (created by Jason Taylor in 2006) that I found online:
After looking at the underwater sculptures we headed over to Hog Island for lunch! A few shots of the rigging before and after the sails were hoisted: The wind was pretty strong so we had a good time sailing on the way back. A bunch of people sat near the bow and enjoyed getting soaked repeatedly by the crashing waves and shrieking happily as only a group of semi-sober post-final students can (while the rest of us enjoyed watching them get soaked)! Here are some shots of SGU from the coast! I sometimes forget how pretty the campus really is.The airport (and yes, the airport is significantly smaller than the school...):
Headed home, enjoying the breeze and the setting sun....