Good evening all, Jamie here again from MY personal Mega-Yacht the "Intrepid". Oh, I know, the title does not actually have my name on it but the way the guys on the boat make each of us feel, every minute of every day, we could all be kings and Rita could be a queen. This is NOT some sort of stereotypical "Cruise Line" event as this is SO much more intimate and personal than a cruise ship with 500 strangers could possibly be. Each evening "Our" Captain, Kevin, asks each of us what we would like to do the next day. Perhaps some may want to go out on the Cruisers to fish for the Inshore species of about a million (Yes, on this one issue only I am exaggerating) different varieties of finned critters. Maybe a few of us choose to go out on the Yaks to fish or paddle around the myriad number of secluded coves and beaches or possibly take a Kayak cruise up a rarely traveled river where adventures loom around every corner. Perhaps "Loom" is the not the correct term as the word seems to denote a certain amount of risk, however, I say "Loom" is the correct term as one really does not know what unknown adventure awaits, literally "Around every turn". Monkeys, crocodiles, fish, exotic vegetation or ??? certainly are on the agenda. For those of you who truly are happy and content in your daily routine then this adventure is definitely NOT for you. However, for those of you, like we passengers.... Errrr, Owners, of the Intrepid, who came here to get away from the daily grind and actually live life rather than let life live us, then this just might be the trip for you. I am sitting here in the non wheel house (The Intrepid does not actually have a steering wheel rather it is much more state of the art than a simple ships wheel) while a gentle breeze is another reminder of the tropical paradise we are in. On deck I hear the laughs and conversations of crew and passengers along with the wonderful local skippers and crews from the cruisers who are also totally content to hang out here on the Mother Ship. There are plenty of adult beverages and sodas for all along with the telling of the tales from the day's fishing and non fishing adventures. Ooops, let me change that the discussions have turned into loud frolicking fun for all the participants. Dinner is about to be served by Chef Paul whose culinary creations continue to delight each and everyone of us. I probably should not mention his deserts are legendary (No frozen or premade concoctions) rather each meal is properly completed "Intrepid Style" with freshly made pies, cakes or ????. Funny, even the deserts turn out to be an adventure in dining. Did I mention LIFE IS SWEET?? Since I began this report prior to dinner and now am finishing after our Warm Berry covered cake dessert, I must admit something I rarely am able to admit. I actually ate Tuna... Paul Style. Anyone who knows me is aware I grew up eating Tuna 3 times a day, 7 days a week, so to say I am not a lover of fish is an understatement. However, today is a landmark day as the Blackened style Tuna Paul served this evening simply smelled too good to pass up.... and it tasted better than it smelled. A half pound of Blackened Tuna later..... Well, Maybe I will eat Tuna again but only if Chef Paul makes it. I suppose at this point I should ask the following question. How many white sand, palm studded, secluded coves can a Mega Yacht owner, like myself, be exposed to before the magnificence of the surroundings begin to fade??? How many thousands of porpoise, or are they dolphins, must an individual be in the midst of... And possibly swim with, before the experience becomes Passe?? How many roads must a man walk down.... Oooops, I apologize for once again making reference to something some of you might not relate to but Oh well. The answer my friend is Blowin in the Wind ( Or in our case the gentle tropical evening breeze). And the answer to these questions is...... Drum roll Please...... WAAAY MORE than I have seen so far..... And I have seen one heck of a lot of each of those items.... but not nearly enough to diminish the thought of the next white sand beach, another secluded cove or the next group of porpoise who might just be sitting on the next mega school of tuna. The adventure of today was noted by Captain Kevin and his Dad Robert. Out on the boat's skiff they encountered two very large Manta Rays who seemed to take a shine to them. For the majority of you who have never seen a Giant Manta Ray up close and personal it is not something you will likely ever forget. These gentle giants, at least the ones I have seen, seem to be completely unphased by the likes of mere humans. With wing spans which can easily be wider than a long range boat and certainly a skiff the guys were ecstatic. The mere thought of snorkeling with one or two of these amazing creature is something I can only hope I will have the chance to do on this trip. At least knowing the opportunity exists, once again, makes this choice of getting out of my comfort zone and onto the Intrepid Panama Adventure, a "No Brainer". As a side note, this morning I fished with John K. and David Choate (Aka Wahoodad). Anyone who knows both of these outstanding long range fishermen knows these guys love fishing Tuna. The bigger the tuna the better for both of them. I suppose the easiest way to describe how much everyone on this trip is LOVING the inshore fishing is to repeat what David stated and John agreed to this morning. We had been doing the inshore thing much of the morning and the bite was just a bit tougher than usual though certainly still wonderful. Outside of where we were fishing we noticed someone on the Intrepid's skiff seemingly hooked up to a nice fish. Since we could see there was a large school of Tuna next to the skiff we could easily assume the hooked fish was a Tuna. Gee, are we smart or what?? None the less when I noted it might be fun to go out the half mile or so to see what we could do in the way of hooking a few of those Tuna, David, with absolute sincerity stated "It's too early to fish Tuna". I am not sure I need to say much more than that regarding the numerous options we fishermen and non fishermen/women have while participating in this adventure. WOW!!!! VERY IMPORTANT: Ken Bush would like to wish his Father the very best wishes on his Birthday. To Ken's Dad I would like to thank you for giving me one more opportunity to live life like there is no tomorrow as I was fortunate enough to fish with Ken today. Nice Job Sir. It's funny, normally I cannot wait to find out each day how the long range sport fishing boats fared as far as the daily fish counts. Tuning into the Intrepid's, and every other long range operation's reports, is something I just love to do on a daily basis. Perhaps you might have noticed I am not really applying that much time or verbiage to the fish reports from this trip. Without question, the numbers are almost irrelevant as it is the variety and rarity of the species we are catching and releasing. This is very much a catch and release trip as far as the fishing goes but the entire host of memories we experience are kept close and held tight every minute of every day. The fish are part of the scenery here. The catching of these exotics is an honor. The releasing of healthy fish a joy. Though there are plenty of fish caught every day a simple fish report just could not do this boat, these passengers,this crew, this adventure or this amazing part of the world, justice. No Way. Jamie. "The Intrepid Team"