Days of vodka and oysters

The welcoming jetty at Doini Island. Photo: Ben Groundwater Ben Groundwater savours another world just four hours or so from home. It's pitch dark as our boat cuts through the warm waters of the bay, the motor rumbling softly, the waves lapping at our bow. Most of the people on board are silent, engulfed in the sort of quiet that comes after a full day on the water, a day filled with beach landings in palm shadows, with snorkelling next to manta rays, w…