We started the day with a relaxed, lazy motor sail to the Lemon Cays. The lagoon had some 35 boats at anchor but joining them was no easy task. We basically circled two thirds of the little islands before we found a narrow passage with enough water for us to enter.
The O'Connors and Jerry took off in the RIB to find the reputed excellent reef-snorkeling. Although it was indeed interesting, I don't think we found the best area. Rather than tropical fish what we mostly saw were very large colorful starfish. We had finished swimming and were snacking and taking photographs when 2 Kuna arrived in a dugout canoe. They spoke to us in English and started to display, on a tree trunk, beautiful examples of Molas, the tapestry- like fabrics that are a hallmark of the Kuna culture. The work was so good we decided to ask them back to Sapphire.
For the next hour or so we were enthralled with the many examples Vinancio lovingly showed us. We ended up with everybody on board choosing a piece that they liked.
We left the idyllic Lemon Cays and had a brisk sail at speeds of 8 to 9 kts to Corazon de Jesus where we anchored for the night. We had come back here in order to explore up the Rio Diablo river on Friday 21st.