The sun took turns with intermittent afternoon showers, and as this was the first day with no formal plans, that allowed the kids to sleep in, lounge by the pool, explore the beach, poke around in the shops, and find the best bootleg movie shop (unless you work for the FCC, in which case, they were at the library). I very responsibly stationed myself at the pool for much of the day and shrieked about sunscreen regularly. Pretty sure I scared a bunch of college kids who, for some reason, seemed oddly sensitive to loud noises this morning. We were a tad worried that they were bored, but learned that they were as happy for a quiet day as we were.
The first time we were together all day was for dinner at the Blue Water Grill, one of our favorite eateries on the island, handily attached to our hotel. Afterwards, a group of the seniors had dredged up a full-on birthday cake in town and surprised Blair with it - turns out they have declared the 3 nights we are here a 3-night birthday fest for her. For some, tomorrow will represent the Feast of St. Patrick - for us, it will be the closing night of the Festival of Blair.
Matt just had the shock of his life after he gathered the group to give them "the speech" about going around town together tonight to see the live music or whatever, only to have them say, "Actually, our plan is to stick around here tonight." Matt's jaw hit the floor - first time every he hasn't had to worry about corralling them. Again, magic!
Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. we head to the docks for our snorkel expedition, and will certainly have pix to share tomorrow afternoon. The weather has been lovely and not too windy (which it often is in March), so visibility should great. Everyone's excited about it! (well, Haley not so much, but she'll come along for the ride and maybe we'll get her to pat a ray or something ...)
That's all from sunny San Pedro, where no one is sunburned or food poisoned and everyone is eating well and no one has been sold to pirates. So far.
The first time we were together all day was for dinner at the Blue Water Grill, one of our favorite eateries on the island, handily attached to our hotel. Afterwards, a group of the seniors had dredged up a full-on birthday cake in town and surprised Blair with it - turns out they have declared the 3 nights we are here a 3-night birthday fest for her. For some, tomorrow will represent the Feast of St. Patrick - for us, it will be the closing night of the Festival of Blair.
Matt just had the shock of his life after he gathered the group to give them "the speech" about going around town together tonight to see the live music or whatever, only to have them say, "Actually, our plan is to stick around here tonight." Matt's jaw hit the floor - first time every he hasn't had to worry about corralling them. Again, magic!
Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. we head to the docks for our snorkel expedition, and will certainly have pix to share tomorrow afternoon. The weather has been lovely and not too windy (which it often is in March), so visibility should great. Everyone's excited about it! (well, Haley not so much, but she'll come along for the ride and maybe we'll get her to pat a ray or something ...)
That's all from sunny San Pedro, where no one is sunburned or food poisoned and everyone is eating well and no one has been sold to pirates. So far.
---it is always good to end on a positive note. Sounds like a low stress day for everyone.
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