Explorer Academy Book 5: The Tiger’s Nest

Explorer Academy Book 5: The Tiger’s Nest — page 3
Captain Roxas nodded to the elongated triangle of land Aldabra atoll The explorers had learned about Aldabra in Professor Ishikawa’s class The atoll was made up of a series of small islets that formed a reef around a lagoon Part of the Seychelles outer islands Aldabra was among Earth’s largest coral reefs No wonder the ship had dropped anchor here It was an explorer’s paradise Approaching Orion Cruz could see the Explorer Academy flag It flew high above the bridge a rippling beacon to welcome him home Request helicopter Academy One to Orion permission to land said Captain Roxas Request granted crackled the answer Orion standing by As they hovered above the helipad Cruz tried to see into the oval roost on the ship’s weather deck He wondered if anyone had come up to meet him Maybe his best friend Lani had not traveled with Cruz to visit her own family in Kauai over the break A new recruit with only a few weeks at the Academy under her belt she had decided to stay behind to catch up on schoolwork and complete her required survival