Look on the bright side

So this morning we, as in the whole family, were supposed to leave our rental home to hit the marina at 8am. Well that hit the fan when the car would not start. Dad thinks it was the starter and not the transmission. So we try to call the car rental place and they are still closed, so we call the captain of the boat, Leonard. He comes around and tries to jump the car, but no go. The car would not jump. So Leonard calls his cousin, who drives a van (taxi) and he gives us a lift to the marina.

Then at the marina, we all climb into the boat and meet Alex, who is Leonard's helper. So we start off sightseeing then Leonard shows the family Bruce Willis' home on Parakee island. It was HUGE!!! Then we tootle, yes I said tootle around and sight see. Lots of sights were seen. Then we have round one of snorkeling. Boy, the ocean is turquoise and beautiful!!! So we looked at the reefs, saw LOTS of fish, and just swam around.

Then we saw some more sights and then took a break for lunch. Leonard pulled the boat up to the beach and we unloaded the full cooler and lunch fixings! We ate at a public, outdoor community center and it was cool. The water used to clean off the sand smelled of sulphur though.

After lunch we headed back to snorkel some more. This time it was calmer and more relaxing. The tides just float below you. Again, saw LOTS of fish and this time I saw a orange sea snake. How did I know it was a snake? It had eyes looking at me. It left me alone though!

After a snorkel, we headed back onto the boat and went to a beach to collect shells. Boy did I bake in the boat since I did not go look for shells. Oh well! After that, we tootled around and I drove the boat back to the beach that is about 150feet from the rental home. We again unloaded everything, hoisted it back home, then took a swim.

So as for today's festivities, they all went well! Everyone is a bit brighter this afternoon than this morning, but that is life!!

Have a great Tuesday!!!