Day 3!

Since yesterday was so relaxing, Dave and I decided to try doing at least three activities. We woke up a little earlier and went to the Bayside for the breakfast buffet. It was overwhelming with all of the stuff – stations where they were making fruit smoothies, pancakes, and omelets – so we started with a big breakfast and then claimed a couple of lounge chairs for the day. We headed out to the Hobie Cat and had a blast running around in the bay. Dave made me drive for one of the trips – but he was sweet and held on to the “throttle” rope so all I had to do was steer. For all the Americans at the resort (probably more than 90%) they had a 4^th of July lunch on the beach. We each had an American delicacy called a “hamburger.” I hope I spelled that exotic food name right! We went back to the pool for a couple of drinks, and then somehow I was pretty drunk. We even tried walking around the resort but nothing helped! So I passed out in the pool chair and Dave let me sleep it off for a bit. I woke up to a poolside band playing dance music, and announcements that volleyball was going to start again. So off we went to play some more!! This time we were able to play on the same team, so it was much more fun. But we were a lot more dedicated to the sun block today! J Anyways, now we are relaxing before we head to the fancy Italian restaurant for the evening. And tonight in lieu of fireworks they had a Mr. & Ms. 4^th of July. It was more of a Newlywed Game that took WAY too long. But there were a couple of KSU grads up there! So hopefully tomorrow we will get a chance to try para sailing and then wake boarding – and perhaps hike to the top of the mountains on the island!

I mentioned that most guests here are Americans. Also, most are honeymooners this time of year. When we meet a new couple, the default questions are always “When did you get married?” and “Where are you from?” We’ve met couples from all over the U.S. including some that are into four wheeling! We both agreed not to go on the ATV excursion since we’d probably get kicked out pretty quickly for doing wheelies or something.

So far, Dave’s favorite drinks are the Dirty Banana and the BBC. Both taste like banana milkshakes with rum. We’re working our way down the list of drinks and hope to try them all by the end of the trip. We’ve learned to stay away from Pedro. A Pedro Collins here is a Tom Collins with Tequila. But there are so many fruity drinks all the time at every turn, so I am sure that we will taste-test a LOT of them! And the local beer is Piton -- which was great when we were tired and thirsty, but Heineken is our top beer choice (and the only other kind)...