Swim To The Boulders

You lobsters may be glad to get out of coming, says Gaius.

Our hearts are set on coming, says Baudin.

What if they make their own way? says David.

You mean swimming? says Baudin.

I'm not swimming, says Dufresne.

It would mean you were independent, says Gaius.

It would mean we were exhausted, says Dufresne.

They could float there, says Katherine.

That's worse than swimming, says Baudin.

In a vessel, says Katherine. Aren't you both sea captains?

Certainly, if we had our own vessel, we could float there, says Baudin. But we would not be authorised to land on the island.

Anchor offshore, says Arthur. Jump into the water, swim to the boulders.

It does sound adventurous. And who can stop two free swimming lobsters from going ashore, as natural as driftwood?

We lack a vessel, says Baudin.

There you are on your own, says Gaius. We don't want to been seen to be breaking regulations.

No, we don't, says Katherine. I suggest you go down to the wharf and see if you can commandeer a vessel. If we see you on Te Hauturu-o-Toi, it will be a surprise.

Indeed it will, says David. 

Take your whistles with you, says Katherine. 

Mine is broken, says Dufresne.

She gives him a replacement (also yellow).

The lobsters depart, for the wharf.