Opal playing & teaching steel drums

Half Moon Cay, our last port of call, is owned by Holland American Cruise Line.  This was the stop we least looked forward to, because there was no information on how to get away from the cruise-line-arranged shore excursions.  We went ashore with our masks and snorkels and walked around the end of the island where ferry boats bring tourist ashore.  Unlike the crowded cruise beach, the beach on the windward side of the island was deserted.  We relaxed, went snorkeling and never saw a single person.  Back at the tourist beach a Caribbean barbecue and music kept us entertained before boarding ship back to Fort Lauderdale.