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Pretty!
We could see red and yellow on the big island. We thought maybe there were flowers or grasses. We couldn't tell. It was far away.
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Speed boat
The Desertas Islands are protected and uninhabited. You need a permit to go there. This boat looked like it was coming from there. I'm sure security was on high alert when they came near the ship.