Dec. 27, 2006 Our Last Full Day & Francis Bay
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:40 am
Wed Dec. 27th
Day 9
Up early so we can hit Francis Bay again. Did I mention how much we love this beach? We are stationed to the left, by the rocks. We've all been in once, and D & L are still in so they miss our little bit of Nat'l Geographic that we have at the waters edge.
A barracuda, about 4 feet long, has been running a fish back and forth, up to the shallow waters. R & I are watching it. The barracuda finally gets it grounded right in front of us and the next thing we know, it has grabbed the fish, and bit it, blood is in the water and the fish is a goner. WOW!! Seconds after it is over L comes up and R gives him his camera as L is still in the water and L snaps a couple of pictures of the barracuda, as it was still visible to us because it was just out a ways, in a little bit deeper water, finishing its meal, I presume. : )
Like I said - Nat'l Geographic right there at our feet. Amazing!!!
We pack up and go to Island Blues for lunch. I have a grilled tuna sandwich, D has a mahi-mahi sandwich, R & L both have nachos. We eat a nice peaceful lunch, knowing this is our last, take some pictures and just enjoy!
After lunch we head for Waterlemon. What a better way to walk off lunch, eh? And walk it off we did. R wouldn't let us stop at the sandy beach, oh no, we had to walk to the point. D & I almost make it all of the way to the point, which is in front of the Cay, but we poop out and drop our gear. I thought I was gonna die! R & L go on towards the point and the Cay and drop their gear. D & I go in and this is where we saw all of the Starfish. About 15 of them and they were all Big. Some were a medium brown and some were speckled and a lighter brown. R had his camera so I didn't get pictures and he and L never saw the starfish. But R does get some really nice pictures from Waterlemon Cay, so that is a good thing!
I snorkel all of the way back to the sandy beach while D grabs our gear and meets me there. What a sweetie pie!! I had hoped to see turtles, as I heard a family talking as they were snorkeling that they saw three. But I never did see a turtle there. Oh well, hopefully I will the next time. Seeing the starfish was awesome. I had never seen one before, not alive and in the wild. I did not touch them though. They were so pretty down there that I hated to disturb them.
We all meet back up on the sandy beach and start our trek back to the jeep. It is a hike to Waterlemon and I'm glad we finally fit it in and I am so glad we did not miss this beach, a good beach for the end.
We go home, the guys wash all of the snorkel gear and get it all set up to dry so it will be ready to pack in the a.m. We go to our bedrooms and start packing up our clothes, books, games, papers, etc., leaving out what we are wearing tomorrow. Done!
After getting cleaned up we go to Aqua Bistro for supper. Or that was our plan anyway. We get there at 7:15 and the maitre d' says it will be an hour wait and writes our names down. At 8 I finally see him at the podium again and go ask him how are we doing, are we close to getting seated? He looks around and says that it is still going to be at least another 30 mins because the people aren't getting up from their seats. Well, he leaves, and I just kind of stand around looking at what is going on, and why aren't people getting up from their seats. And he was right, the people were not getting up, and it is because they aren't getting served and are asking their servers where their food is. And then I see that the maitre d' is back in the kitchen, with one other person - the only cook for the evening?, and he is making plates and serving them to a table right outside the kitchen door. I ascertain that maybe they have a Staff shortage that evening and at 8:30 the four of us have a pow-wow and decide to leave and walk across the street and go to Island Blues. We hated to leave without telling him, but he would never come back out. And we are starving and didn't want to miss Island Blues restaurant being closed. So better luck for us the next time, their menu looked great and we hated to miss it.
Island Blues and Debbie does Karaoke!
So we saunter over to Island Blues and sit out by the water. We order drinks and look at the menu a while. We chat up with our server, who we had actually met on Friday night; she works in Cruz Bay as well. I order the blackened ribeye sandwich, D orders a loaded grilled cheese on rye, R orders a grilled cheese on rye with jalapeno's and onions and a Mediterranean salad. Which I was supposed to share with him, but was too full from my own food, but he ate most of it anyway. And L had a philly steak sandwich again since this is what he had on his 1st night on the island.
So, while we are eating, Debbie is doing Karaoke, and a couple of the patrons are getting up and singing. They have a couple of binders floating around with song titles and artists' name in them. You pick out which one you want, write your name and song title on a slip of paper and give it to Debbie. She calls you name and you go up and do your thang!
Well, our very own L sings a total of three songs: When I'm 64, Rocky Raccoon and XXX. Well, L is great and everyone loves him. He is quite the Showman and it takes a lot of nerve to get up there and sing in front of people. Especially when not fueled with Alcohol. Ha! L seemed so relaxed up there, although I know he was nervous. But he is a very outgoing person in general so he is perfect for Karaoke.
So we sit there for quite a while, digging the scene, and finally pay up and walk home. We finish our personal packing and I head off to bed.
Day 9
Up early so we can hit Francis Bay again. Did I mention how much we love this beach? We are stationed to the left, by the rocks. We've all been in once, and D & L are still in so they miss our little bit of Nat'l Geographic that we have at the waters edge.
A barracuda, about 4 feet long, has been running a fish back and forth, up to the shallow waters. R & I are watching it. The barracuda finally gets it grounded right in front of us and the next thing we know, it has grabbed the fish, and bit it, blood is in the water and the fish is a goner. WOW!! Seconds after it is over L comes up and R gives him his camera as L is still in the water and L snaps a couple of pictures of the barracuda, as it was still visible to us because it was just out a ways, in a little bit deeper water, finishing its meal, I presume. : )
Like I said - Nat'l Geographic right there at our feet. Amazing!!!
We pack up and go to Island Blues for lunch. I have a grilled tuna sandwich, D has a mahi-mahi sandwich, R & L both have nachos. We eat a nice peaceful lunch, knowing this is our last, take some pictures and just enjoy!
After lunch we head for Waterlemon. What a better way to walk off lunch, eh? And walk it off we did. R wouldn't let us stop at the sandy beach, oh no, we had to walk to the point. D & I almost make it all of the way to the point, which is in front of the Cay, but we poop out and drop our gear. I thought I was gonna die! R & L go on towards the point and the Cay and drop their gear. D & I go in and this is where we saw all of the Starfish. About 15 of them and they were all Big. Some were a medium brown and some were speckled and a lighter brown. R had his camera so I didn't get pictures and he and L never saw the starfish. But R does get some really nice pictures from Waterlemon Cay, so that is a good thing!
I snorkel all of the way back to the sandy beach while D grabs our gear and meets me there. What a sweetie pie!! I had hoped to see turtles, as I heard a family talking as they were snorkeling that they saw three. But I never did see a turtle there. Oh well, hopefully I will the next time. Seeing the starfish was awesome. I had never seen one before, not alive and in the wild. I did not touch them though. They were so pretty down there that I hated to disturb them.
We all meet back up on the sandy beach and start our trek back to the jeep. It is a hike to Waterlemon and I'm glad we finally fit it in and I am so glad we did not miss this beach, a good beach for the end.
We go home, the guys wash all of the snorkel gear and get it all set up to dry so it will be ready to pack in the a.m. We go to our bedrooms and start packing up our clothes, books, games, papers, etc., leaving out what we are wearing tomorrow. Done!
After getting cleaned up we go to Aqua Bistro for supper. Or that was our plan anyway. We get there at 7:15 and the maitre d' says it will be an hour wait and writes our names down. At 8 I finally see him at the podium again and go ask him how are we doing, are we close to getting seated? He looks around and says that it is still going to be at least another 30 mins because the people aren't getting up from their seats. Well, he leaves, and I just kind of stand around looking at what is going on, and why aren't people getting up from their seats. And he was right, the people were not getting up, and it is because they aren't getting served and are asking their servers where their food is. And then I see that the maitre d' is back in the kitchen, with one other person - the only cook for the evening?, and he is making plates and serving them to a table right outside the kitchen door. I ascertain that maybe they have a Staff shortage that evening and at 8:30 the four of us have a pow-wow and decide to leave and walk across the street and go to Island Blues. We hated to leave without telling him, but he would never come back out. And we are starving and didn't want to miss Island Blues restaurant being closed. So better luck for us the next time, their menu looked great and we hated to miss it.
Island Blues and Debbie does Karaoke!
So we saunter over to Island Blues and sit out by the water. We order drinks and look at the menu a while. We chat up with our server, who we had actually met on Friday night; she works in Cruz Bay as well. I order the blackened ribeye sandwich, D orders a loaded grilled cheese on rye, R orders a grilled cheese on rye with jalapeno's and onions and a Mediterranean salad. Which I was supposed to share with him, but was too full from my own food, but he ate most of it anyway. And L had a philly steak sandwich again since this is what he had on his 1st night on the island.
So, while we are eating, Debbie is doing Karaoke, and a couple of the patrons are getting up and singing. They have a couple of binders floating around with song titles and artists' name in them. You pick out which one you want, write your name and song title on a slip of paper and give it to Debbie. She calls you name and you go up and do your thang!
Well, our very own L sings a total of three songs: When I'm 64, Rocky Raccoon and XXX. Well, L is great and everyone loves him. He is quite the Showman and it takes a lot of nerve to get up there and sing in front of people. Especially when not fueled with Alcohol. Ha! L seemed so relaxed up there, although I know he was nervous. But he is a very outgoing person in general so he is perfect for Karaoke.
So we sit there for quite a while, digging the scene, and finally pay up and walk home. We finish our personal packing and I head off to bed.
