"A week in Paradise, with an afternoon scare." The words spoken by AGFHOF Don Bernitt upon arriving back in Nashville following a week of sun and fun in the Bahamas.
As special envoys to team founder John Beasley, the Apples last week traveled to the remote island of Great Exuma, Bahamas as part of an international goodwill tour to spread Coed Softball throughout the Caribbean.
In what was their first ever visit to the Bahamas, the Apples, like others before them found themselves treated to the stunning beauty of the white sand beaches and beautiful aqua blue waters of the Caribbean.
After several days of clinics to teach the finer points of softball to the locals, the Apples then boarded a private yacht for what was to be a day of island hopping and relaxation. Instead, the day turned nearly tragic as the Apples were victims of a rouge ocean wave that capsized their boat and had them fighting for their lives.
"Something didn't feel right" said Apple Patty Pender when describing the events of the harrowing afternoon. "We were exploring the islands when it happened. I saw these pigs, pigs I tell ya swimming in the ocean." "I've heard of pigs flying but never of pigs swimming" Pender added as she described the moments leading up to the capsizing.
"All of a sudden it was like someone threw me out of a golf cart, I was laying on the ground wondering what had happened." In reality, Pender and the Apples had been thrown from the boat and found themselves stranded on a island in the middle of the ocean.
Pender then relayed how she saw a bloodied Bernitt stumbling around the beach trying to regain his composure while sharks began to circle in the area. "I knew we were going to have to find a source of food, so I went in after them" Pender continued as described the hours that followed.
In addition to battling the Great White Sharks, the Apples soon discovered the island was also home to a colony of Iguanas. "Their fast little buggers, but boy are they good" added Pender when telling of a lunch of Conch, Shark and Iguana salad.
It was of good fortune that the yacht on which the Apples had traveled was equipped with a distress beacon signal that pinged out their remote location. In what seemed like both hours and days, the Apples were later that afternoon picked up by the Bahama Coast Guard and returned to the safety of the Grand Exuma and soon after escorted to the airport for their exit from the country and return to TN.
Attempts to reach authorities in the Bahamas to confirm the Apple visit and near death experience have been so far unsuccessful. It has however been learned that both the governments of China and the Bahamas have contacted Google and asked that all websites relating to Apple activity be censored or removed from the world wide web.
***PHOTOS BELOW***
The view from the Apples villa. The beauty and peace were soon shattered
The swimming pigs were a sign that something was wrong
"Yep, it's a pig"
The Apples were stranded on a remote Caribbean island
"They taste like chicken" said Bernitt when asked about the Iguanas
With blood in the water, sharks began to circle
Pender entered the water for hand to tail combat with the killer sharks
Bernitt and Pender were in good spirts when rescued from the remote island
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