in various hues, that emphasized by the marvelously transparent 
water rival the Bay of Naples and the shores of charmed Sicily. 
The strong effects of course are due to the color of the 
wonderful water playing over beds of white sand flecked and streak- 
ed with dark beds of weed and deep lying rocks and again over 
these the play of cloud shadows. I shall not soon forget the views 
back from the shores of the mainland at oe ae the six miles 
of sea separating it from Mugeres, banded by hues of blue and 
green and purple that rival the spectrum for brilliancy and sur- 
pass it in the transparent delicacy that only such water can give. 
Then with the white beaches and the gently lapping out cade 
tinted at the border,and the white cuban fisher boats breaking 
the monotony,the picture is complete. These fascinating effects 
are never so favorably seen as from the strong little launch, 
which sails through the iesde ee low down,that one seems to be 
on ei dmeke terms with the sea and its colors and it is possible 
to peer deep into the water and watch the fish ,follow the great 
turtles, or luxuriate ,or che Lawn colon the bottom ,fathoms 
' below. 
Sailing on these island waters is always interesting for 
we have always the added interest of the land, the verdure , 
the villages, the fisherman and their craft, the nearness of the 
life of the water , the fish andjturtles and crabs and sponges ,etc. 
ete. birds and above all to the aesthetically inclined mind, the 
