later that afternoon , as i lay soaking up the suns rays and slowly becoming a member of the human race again i watched the sea sprite sail majestically passed me off shore ; it reminded me of my pets , oh well - time to join the real world again , and two hours later i arrived back on board , after surreptitiously paying off my new friends accommodation bills , to be welcomed at the top of the ladder by an exuberant clyde , but there was no sign of bonnie .