Well, I think they were going fishing, not “joy riding”...also Jupiter is a lot closer to the Bahamas and Bimini than St. Augustine is.
>>Well, I think they were going fishing, not joy riding...also Jupiter is a lot closer to the Bahamas and Bimini than St. Augustine is.
It is closer, but fishing is still joyriding if you don’t need the fish to feed your family. I think the family got lulled into a false sense of security, as evidenced by the multiple “they were half-boy, half-fish” statements. The sea is a cruel place and you learn to respect it through experience. 14 year olds are not half-fish and lack the maturity to deal with the ocean in all circumstances. The same is true for most 40 year olds.