Thirty-Five
Thursday, May 26
Offshore from Moloka‘i
Thomas found himself traveling aboard Mel’s Aggressor, something he’d never imagined he would do again, en route to Moloka‘i—a place he hadn’t visited in a long while. On the way, he distracted himself by pointing out the sea turtles to Laura, who was thrilled to see them in the wild. They even came across a pod of spinner dolphins, riding the swells of the Aggressor, and Daniel spotted a humpback with her baby, which caused Luis Junior to squeal in delight.
Romina cooked them an early dinner of pan-seared tuna that Luis Junior had line-caught earlier with Mel off Maui. She served it with rice and stir-fried bok choy; it seemed she was adapting her cooking to Mel’s taste for Asian food. For dessert she served fresh sliced mango with c
