January 30, 2012 Monday

Point O'Sand snorkel adventure on the 29th.

Another shot of Point O' Sand. It is such a beautiful place. The whitest sand ever.

Here we are at Iggy's having lunch on the 29th. Of course it was outside dining. Very good food.

We went to Mahogany Bay and the really big iguana's came out on the road. One was way bigger than this. Natalie took a photo of one eating right out of Brandon's hand. Kind of risky if you ask me. This was really amazing and fun.


Back to the 30th.

Today was an early day. We had to hurry so the guys could be at the dock for diving by 7:45 a.m. They had great dives. Neither one got sick on the boat which is always good news. Richard took some cool video with the new underwater camera but the battery died and we have no photos.

While the guys were diving, Natalie and I took the kayaks out and the wind came up too strong. We had the wind behind us but it was unbelievable. We were out of control. We went all the way to Southern Cross Club. When we tried to get back it was even stronger and against us. We were stuck. Of course, SSC summoned Fernando to our rescue. He drove a four wheel drive pick up right through the sand, down to the water. He picked up our kayaks one handed and put them in the back of the truck. We jumped in and he drove us home, all the while with the "check engine" light on in the truck. He put the kayaks back on our beach, we all had a cold drink and I said "no one tells Richard about this". The adventure continues here in paradise.

We ate a good lunch and then the guys went fishing and Natalie and I took the bikes to "town". I had to go to the bank and grocery store. We needed supplies for a special salad and entree that Natalie wanted to make. Riding the bikes also gave us some exercise. Yes! When we got back we enjoyed the beach for awhile.

Tonight we played "Skip Bo" (cards). Natalie won. We also harvested a coconut today. Now we are all healthy. Tomorrow is the kids last day here on the island with us. They leave on the 5:20 p.m. flight for Grand Cayman. They are planning a fun evening at Grand and then Wednesday morning it is off to Chicago. The time sure flew.