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Mar. 21 (cont'd) 

We got to [[?Marricoott]] [[strikethrough]] Cay [[/strikethrough]] Lagoon at 11: a.m. backtracking from Castries which we'd left an hour before.  Stayed here till 2:30 through a partly showery midday; and for the first time had some really successful seine hauling.  This lagoon is a place to conjure with Cocus Id scenery with coconut palm trees right down to the waters edge.  We tied up against the shore which under water was steep too, and had but to walk across the launch moored between ship and shore to get on land.  Through the trees the Freelance looked all the world like a pirate schooner in a tropic hideaway.  Told the Capt. that all was needed was the "jolly rodger" flying from the masthead to complete the picture.  Collecting was good and with his face mask and snorkel the Capt. by diving brought us some very beautiful white spotted maroon colored snapping shrimp associated with bottom dwelling more or less sand covered sea anemones.  With his diving the Capt. is getting a number of things we would otherwise have missed.  Our stay here was altogether too short.  We had to push on.  Next stop the Captain said was equally good.