Chillin"

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Did absolutely nothiing yesterday - didn't even write the blog or take many pictures.  In the morning, we took a walk on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and then it was swimming and lounging all day with a book. Turned into a slug real fast!

This morning Geoff, Paula and I opted for a snorkeling adventure while J went for a run on the beach.  There is a reef not too far off shore.  The local boat boss, Rama, supplies the equipment and a small dhow.  And when I say small, I mean small.  It is not much wider than my hips with for planks for seats and one of the locals poles the boat out like a gondolia. We went to a very shallow part so that it was easy getting in and out of this vessel.  Because we weren't so deep, we only viewed small fish but it was pretty nonetheless.  There were grouper, angel fish, sgt majors, wrasse, a couple of eels that were pretty funny.  Lots of sea urchins. Our guide split one open and chummed the water.  All the fish came running.  We didn't stay out too long. It was a bit cloudy.  As soon as we made it back to shore, the sun came out.

We assumed our positions on the chaises and that was it for the rest of the day.  Late in the afternoon, Paula and J ran into Alex, the coconut man.  Geoff and I ran down to join them. We all got our own coconut to drink out the juice and then Alex cut the meat up inside for us to eat. The juice is great, the meat doesn't have much taste. 

We have one more full day. Geoff and I may venture out and take a walk outside of the beautiful palms and into where the real people are.  Have to do it in the morning it gets way too hot in the afternoon.  But the breeze on the beach is just delightful.

Just a note about the Asha Boutique Hotel.  It is very small - only eight rooms.  Both couples were promised ocean view rooms.  When we arrived there was only one with a view the other by the pool.  We took the pool - we can look at the ocean all the time sans palm trees.  When we were trying to sort this out, the manager said we could switch rooms today if we wished. The last thing we wanted to do was move again.  However, this mattress was terrible -- it was two skinny twins with a big hump in the middle and all you felt were the springs digging into your back.  I mentioned this and asked if the other room had a better mattress we would move -- if not, we might as well stay where we are. When we got back from snorkeling we found a brand new kingsize double foam mattress waiting for us in our room. WOW - that's a first.  It always pays to speak up.  Can't wait to go to sleep tonight.

Next time....A Walk to Town?