She said: Lazy day. Will just hang around the pool and beach today. Did just that. After breakfast, went to the beach and got a chair - soaked in some rays (lots of rays). We went sea kayaking, paddle boating, and floating in the bay and just soaked up more rays. I had too much sun the past couple of days. A very relaxing day. We go home tomorrow - boohoo. Another looooong day in the airplane.
I was sad. So after breakfast and turning in the Jeep, we went to the gift shop and got some post cards and a Christmas tree decoration. Then we walked down the road to Honeymoon Beach.
Back to the resort. We decided that we had the best beach, so into the water we went and swan and sunned. We saw a coconut floating in the bay and some small children were watching it. They told us it had a message that they were sending. Dale and I swam out and looked at it. On one side was the message "We are stranded on a deserted island. Follow the map and send Help!!". On the other side was a map that had a rough outline of the US with Atlantic and Pacific on it and the words "You are here" Then somewhere out where the Atlantic would be, there were these words "We are here". The last time we saw it was floating around the end of the bay into the channel. It is something David and Laura would do. If you happen to find it, you will know where they are stranded (I am trying to figure out how I can get stranded at Caneel Bay!!).
Had lunch...
and went to the beach and pool. I got a little too much sun. This evening, we had dinner at the Bleuwater Restaurant here at the Ritz Carlton. We had to dress up for dinner (it is the primo restaurant on the property) - Dale did that without too much protesting. I had the Redfish and Dale had a steak (naturally). Again, fabulous cuisine.
We have decided that the prettiest areas are on the northwestern side of the island, going from Caneel Bay to Maho Bay and include Hawksnest Bay, Trunk Bay, Cinnamon Bay beside Caneel and Maho Bays.
He said: The new Jeeps drive pretty good on steep grades and narrow mountain roads.
The water and coral are just as pretty as we have seen in pictures. The boat ride was great (we were the only snorklers on the tour this morning, so we had great service).
Back at the resort, we feasted on local fare, then took a sea kayak through it's paces. We were good! We paddled all over the bay and swam at different beaches. Afterwards, we got our snorkling gear and went snorkling for a couple of hours - around the point to other beaches - saw the biggest starfish and conque shell ever. We finished off the activities with a good swim around the bay.
Went to Cruz Bay for dinner. Ate at a recommended Italian place called Da Livio - wonderful. I had the lobster ravioli - homemade - it was out of this world. Back to the resort for some sleep. Dale's birthday is tomorrow and we plan to rent a jeep and explore beaches around the island.
He said: Ditto
He said: Here we go - Been married 30 years and will celebrate by going to St. Johns and St Thomas. All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane.