On island Friday 6/14

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:42 am

Looks overcast again today, kids still in bed ...time to rouse the gang and make a plan for the day...I'm thinking Salomon/Honeymoon and maybe Gibney too.

Never made it to Starfish market so need to do that too...

Morning coffee view-

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:55 am

That looks like a perfect villa gravity day to me! Have fun whatever you decide to do.

EagleRayLover · Post by **EagleRayLover** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:10 am

I was thinking about running over to Salomon later! Hope to see you there!!

54b · Post by **54b** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:23 am

Where's the sun!!!!

I know the locals probably like it because it keeps the temps down, but this haze is harshing my mellow.

Liamsaunt, thanks BTW for the info on the Leinster drift...I did it while my friend did her long run (marathon training) back and forth between Francis and Leinster at 6am. A little weird snorkeling at that time, but the fish, barracudas, turtles and rays were out in full force for breakfast.

Blue sky soon come please.

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:31 am

liamsaunt wrote:That looks like a perfect villa gravity day to me! Have fun whatever you decide to do.

Thanks! Yeah, it is I agree. But the kids have twice the energy I do so we're heading out somewhere...daughter wants to try the tire swing at Gibney and we need to go into town for groceries....

I agree with 54b, sun would be great, but hey ...being on STJ is a privilege we will enjoy!

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:34 am

EagleRayLover wrote:I was thinking about running over to Salomon later! Hope to see you there!!

Hope too see you somewhere, we're leaning towards Gibney now since we didn't get an early start. I'll post again at lunch time ...

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:44 am

Showing my ignorance, but help me out....what plant is this?

EagleRayLover · Post by **EagleRayLover** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:00 am

Looks like a beautiful flamboyant tree to me , but I can't even tell the difference between mango and papaya when they are in a tree so I could be wrong!

StJohnForever · Post by **StJohnForever** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:09 am

EagleRayLover you are 100% right! Flamboyant tree it is. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia You can understand why this is also called a 'Flame Tree'.

bdkane · Post by **bdkane** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:06 pm

Believe it is a flamboyant... those are the ones all over Caneels grounds?

Pittgirl · Post by **Pittgirl** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:32 pm

54b or liamsaunt: what is the Leinster drift?

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:13 pm

Had a great "morning" at Gibney, good snorkel and plenty of sun!

Also my daughter got to ride the tire swing!

Negotiating the afternoon plans over lunch soon....

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:22 pm

Had lunch listening to John Mayer, decided to go "downtown"...

"When you turn 68 you'll renegotiate, we'll never stop this train..."

54b · Post by **54b** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:12 pm

Pittgirl wrote:54b or liamsaunt: what is the Leinster drift?

Hi there...if you've done Waterlemon Cay, you know you walk the mile or so out to the point where you get in the water to go out the cay. On the trail you're walking on along the shore, about a half mile from the trailhead back at Annaberg, there is a rather extensive reef right below the water right off the shore and you can walk past it, enter the water from the rocky beach and because the waves are usually headed the other direction, drift over it.

After that, threw a U-Turn to the right and headed out into deeper water towards the small wooden dock in the middle of the bay...lots of sea grass, prime territory for turtles and rays.

Pittgirl · Post by **Pittgirl** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:11 pm

Thank you so much. Great info! We will be on island in 22 days!! Can't wait to try it.

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