UNDER SEA WITH HELMET AND CAMERA 

 close by him. 



Lydia and I had been enjoying these experiences so greatly that we had 

 to force ourselves to think about the other members of our party who were 

 not entering into the scientific part of our cruise and were becoming some- 

 what bored; so we decided to return to Nassau for a couple of days before 

 going in another direction. We had dismissed our Andros guide with re- 

 luctance. He was a fine type of old negro, courteous and willing, with a 

 fund of information. On one occasion Lydia asked him if he wanted to 

 go down in the diving helmet. He said, "No, Ma'am! I don't go down 

 among dem! Dat's deir home!" 



We made a start at daybreak next morning and arrived in Nassau before 

 noon. Aqutla was refuelled and reprovisioned, while our party enjoyed 

 for two days the recreational features that the little town has to offer. 



i:h3 



