This is episode forty-one of the novel Two Tamas in Paradise. There are fifty episodes. This is the fourth novel in the Trace Troy South Pacific Adventure series.
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All Agree
Sage replaced Trace at the wheel. And Trace went to his cabin for a couple of hours of sleep. Shortly past noon, he returned to the pilothouse.
Trace peered over Sage’s shoulder and got a reading. He looked at the chart on the desk.
“I bet I could stand on my tip toes on deck and see Oeno,” Trace said.
“You want to sail her in?” Sage said.
“Yeah,” Trace said. “We’ll have to sail around to the east side of the island. That’s where the cabins are located.”
“How long are we going to be there?” Sage asked.
“It’s going to take a good day to shuttle their cargo ashore,” Trace said. “Before we leave, we should make sure they are comfortable with us leaving. Who knows, they may look at the island and say, this ain’t for us. I wouldn’t blame them in the least.”
“Then what?” Sage asked.
“We’ll cross that bridge if it ever comes up,” Trace said.
Trace then told Sage about Maxwell’s change of heart. Sage accepted it with great pleasure. Adam and Coyote also came to the pilothouse and heard of Maxwell’s conversion.
While that was taking place, Maxwell, Calvin, and their wives were on deck. Maxwell explained his new position. Trace saw some questions raised and wrinkled brows, but most pleasing were the smiles.
“Take the wheel for a little bit,” Trace said to Sage. “I’m curious beyond containment. I’m going to step out on the deck and find out what’s going on.”
“Report back, immediately,” Sage joked.
Trace slowly approached the passengers as if waiting for an invitation. “May I intrude?” He said.
“Sure,” Maxwell said, waving Trace near.
“What are your plans?” Trace asked.
“We are going to the island,” Maxwell said and looked at everyone to make certain there were no objections. “As far as we have discussed, we are going to stay on the island—for a month or two. We will try to figure out a possible business plan. It is a plan we hope will satisfy our investors. I will tell them the other plan, the scheme, will not work out. It was a long shot anyway. Well, honestly, a pipe dream and a scam.”
“I think you’ve all made the right decision,” Trace said. “I’ll help anyway I can, and to be honest, I don’t know anyway that I can.”
“You’ve more than helped,” Calvin said. “You and your crew really stuck your necks out for us.”
Trace smiled. “It’s all a part of the service. Now, if you don’t mind, I have to get this ship around to the other side of the island.”
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