Friends with Benefits

We have recently befriended one of the boats in our "neighborhood", about two boats over. They are two brothers, our age, who bought the boat together and have people pay to come in and stay on the boat for a week or so - essentially a charter boat, under the radar of course.

While here, they have somehow acquired a "go fast" boat from a local Bahamian and they keep it tied up to their sailboat every night. Now, the genius part - they take their friends and guests out almost everyday to go spearfishing. The guests pay for the gas and then when they return home that night, they wander around the anchorage selling their catch for the day. All the fish is reasonably priced and as fresh as you can get (the guys are still in their wet suits when they come to sell it to us). And that is how they are able to afford staying out here. Seems like a great gig to us!

A few days ago, they hailed us on the radio and mentioned that their watermaker was broken and were wondering if they could borrow our water jerry jugs for the day - in exchange for some fish. Well, after absolutely no deliberation whatsoever I said "Of course!!" They came and got the jugs the following morning and even offered to take our bag of trash in with them. They returned them later that night - all full - along with some lobster they had speared that afternoon.

I hate to say it, but I think we definitely got the better end of this deal! I think this could be the start of a Beautiful Friendship!