A family trip to the beach

TravelCaribbean Family Friday began with beautiful sun possibly because of the red sky Suzanne had sought the night before ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130569 and as we surveyed the territory ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130570 Suzanne took out our locally grown pineapple ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130571 and a sharp knife ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130572 cut off top ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130573 and bottom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130574 sliced it in half ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130575 and quarters ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130576 and soon there were pieces for all to enjoy ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130577 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130578 before we adjourned to the porch for breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130579 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130580 and this was my cereal with which I finished the milk ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130581 before the view of the day ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130582 lured us into the car to head to Club Med Beach where this garbage can ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130583 did not reflect the beauty of the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130584 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130585 as we made our way ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130586 to this sheltered spot ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130587 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130588 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130589 as Ben drank some water. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130590 We settled in on the beach with some in shade ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130591 and some in sun ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130592 and with odd supports ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130593 for our structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130594 as we observed the 3 who had settled near us on a fairly deserted beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130595 though our group was contented to be as we were ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130596 with our lovely structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130597 and views down the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130598 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130599 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130600 not to mention my daily foot picture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130601 as the beach and seaweed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130602 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130603 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130604 was not noticed by Ben on his towel ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130605 or Suzanne into her book ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130606 or Sarah and Ed in the shade ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130607 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130608 or Jane with book raised to the sun ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130609 as I sat in my scavenged beach chair ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130610 and then went to collect some money from the car only to return to see that a dog had been adopted by our group ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130611 and made himself at home ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130612 as thin clouds formed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130613 and we decided to gather our possessions, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130614 shaking out towels ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130615 and head to Our Beach House for lunch ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130616 where I recorded the many pages of the menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130617 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130618 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130619 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130620 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130621 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130622 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130623 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130624 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130625 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130626 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130627 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130628 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130629 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130630 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130631 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130632 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130633 and I ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130634 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130635 enjoyed eating in so beautiful a place ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130636 as waters were brought ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130637 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130638 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130639 and coconuts hung on a nearby tree ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130640 as drinks arrived -- for Ed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130641 iced tea for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130642 rum punch for me ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130643 pina colada for Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130644 limon Bicardi and sprite for Jane ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130645 and for Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130646 and so I admired the nearby foliage while awaiting our lunches which were served tapas style (i.e. one at a time). ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130647 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130648 Lunch was limited because they were out of grouper, so Suzanne had a chicken salad ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130649 Ben had jumbo shrimp ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130650 which came with bread, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130651 Ed had the last of the grouper in his grouper burger with excellent fries ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130652 Jane had a salad ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130653 and Sarah had a Greek salad which she meant to share with me ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130654 though it took a dog's life in time ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130655 for my vegetarian pizza to arrive ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130656 and by then, much of the Greek salad was gone ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130657 though one piece of pizza remained ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130658 as this car drove onto the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130659 which caused Ed to decided to model sunglasses starting with Ben's ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130660 then Jane's ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130661 and mine. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130662 After this Jane tried Ben's, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130663 Ben tried Jane's ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130664 Ed tried mine ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130665 and as the bill came, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130666 I tried Jane's. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130667

Being well fed, we headed off to Ten Bay Beach on the Caribbean side ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130668 where we agreed to keep the beach tidy ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130669 even as some of us went quite deep, the water being shallow almost forever ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130670 and Suzanne looked for sea debris ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130671 as the 3 heads -- Ben, Sarah and Ed -- bobbed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130672 and Jane continued with her book ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130673 until Ben, Sarah and Ed made their way back ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130674 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130675 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130676 and we continued our time on the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130677 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130678 before Jane and Ben returned to the water for a last dip. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130679 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130680 On the way home, we stopped at Burrows where we purchased Goombay Punch among other things ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130681 and were amazed by its color. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130682 I also checked out the local currency ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130683 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130684 as Suzanne poured the pina coladas made for our cocktail half hour ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130685 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130686 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130687 during which time I recorded my foot. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130688

Next we drove into town and parked near the yellow structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130689 to walk to the fish fry ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130690 by the pink library ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130691 and came to this structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130692 with drink ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130693 and food menus ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130694 and a view to the little island ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130695 with a church across the way ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130696 and a wonderful ad for rum bubbas ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130697 which our party seemed to enjoy ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130698 though as we were warned, it tastes like fruit punch and acts like rum, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130699 and then we caught the ad from the opposite direction in slightly better light ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130700 as the sink by the sea appeared and it was only later that we understood its purpose ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130701 as we all settled into our shared (but level) table ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130702 continuing to enjoy the view ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130703 as conch started to appear ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130704 along with other ingredients at the sink. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130705 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130706 But we made our way back to the food structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130707 where the sauce was exceptional ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130708 and watched our meals ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130709 as they were created. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130710 There was fried fish for Jane, Suzanne and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130711 a pork chop for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130712 chicken for Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130713 and I had a sampling of all the sides -- potato salad, cole slaw, mac and cheese and the rice and peas. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130714 Ed did a nice job of cleaning his fish ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130715 as did Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130716 and Sarah did as well with her chicken ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130717 as a moth appeared on her plate ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130718 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130719 and then the dancing began. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130720 Suzanne and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130721 looked better when illuminated ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130722 and soon were joined by Sarah and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130723 as Ben and Jane danced ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130724 along with Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130725 and Ed and Sarah were too fast for the camera ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130726 until they slowed down ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130727 so that I could also take this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130728 as Suzanne and I made our way until the rains came and we headed home. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130729 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130730 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130731