Shaking his head, Mathias smiles down at his hands as they push and pull the oar. "As long as we're not flopping around in the water, I think we might be okay," As much as he enjoys swimming and as often as he's gone diving here, he's never actually encountered a shark and he doesn't think he wants to start any time soon.

"It isn't too far," he adds, pointing toward the second island. "We're nearly there."