Our shore excursion was most excellent. The secret is to choose the most advanced activity (denoted in the brochure by demanding physical exertion symbology) otherwise you are summarily lumped with the other thousands of shipmates to wander about the expensive shops to do the tourist thing. We were delivered from this by van to a secluded spot on a southern beach where our Sea Kayaks were waiting. We paddled these two man craft in stiff breeze and chop along mangrove shoreline in crystalline turquoise hued water. Our guide host, Jay, gave us an ecology narration at resting points enroute. A huge termites nest in an old weathered tree stump, algae feasting jellyfish and the highly adapted island builder, the Mangrove tree were topics. After an upwind leg and then a cross wind struggle, we arrived at a docking platform 1/2 mile off. In 8 feet of water we enjoyed a refreshing swim before making the easy downwind leg. S’man and I tried to surf the short swell but the bow would swing away. Foiled. With only a couple of blisters ( benign ), we beached our small craft in favor of the much larger, which would take us westward. Next adventure? Honduras!