Day 2--Snorkeling

I suppose a blog about someone's nice relaxing vacation couldn't be that riveting a read. Nevertheless we spent most of the day snorkeling in the bay near our hotel. There are several coral reefs not far from the shore and we swam around looking up close at various multi-colored tropical fish, sea urchins, and brain coral. Because Lisa isn't near-sighted she saw a lot more stuff: a sea slug, an eel, and either a manta ray or stingray (a small one). With the crystal clear waters it is like swimming in an aquarium. Although every few minutes I had to come up to empty saltwater out of the goggles. We bought them at Target--you know how it is.

Tomorrow we plan to go to the island of Anguila for more extensive snorkeling that should hopefully involve seeing more diverse marine life. Until then, enjoy this rather silly video of John snorkeling:

In the evening we went downtown and, wow, what a difference a day makes. While it was crammed full of people last night, tonight it was quiet and almost deserted. A few of the shops were open but no merchants were on the street. Now that the peak season is over it is a lot quieter, and we prefer it that way. It's easier to move about. The restaurants, however, are open, and tonight Lisa and I had our first "kick-ass" meal of the trip at a restaurant called Bistrot Caraibes. Our meals are pictured above. I had the scallops, Lisa had the "fisherman's platter" in a lobster bisque. Tres delicieux! The place is run by a couple of brothers from Lyon, France.

A demain!

John

Lisa writes: I loved the snorkeling!!! So cool. But I miss my four legged girls. There are dogs all over the island. One was sitting in the water today just chilling. I think Rosie would be an island dog if she were here with us. Skyle would run off looking for free food from the restaurants. We also went to a local market today and bought some french bread and cheese for snacks. The French side is very European in atmosphere. We sat under this beautiful gazebo for lunch. Vines with yellow and purple flowers grew up the side of the gazebo and sheltered us from the sun. Very pretty! It looked like something you might find in Greece or Italy. Tomorrow we are going to Anguila for another day of snorkeling and hanging out on the beach. SPF 50 is working. John missed his forearms and has lobster arms. I have sunburn on my butt. I missed a butt cheek. Ouch!