Last day in paradise for emJay and me as we head back to WI tomorrow . . . lucky Bicky and Charlie have another week!!!
Today it would be a journey to the Blue Bay Beach and the DELUXE Golf and Resort . . .
Nice beach . . .
. . . with an interesting shoreline for snorkeling!!!
In Willemstad, we saw several cruise ships in port. They would pass by our house in the evening as they ventured on to their next port of call.
During the day the cruise lines offer package tours onshore, including visits to beaches for those who are interested. The local tours haul the beach goers around in happy, open air, buses like this . . .
. . . and if you look closely at this photo you can see many blue and while striped towels that all have a ‘Holland America’ logo on them, supplied by the boat line.
We settled in for a nice relaxing day at the beach (what a GREAT habit we are developing!!!)
But of course . . . soon it was time for lunch. The advantage of going to a more ‘well developed’ beach are the amenities, including nice beach side restaurants that we have come to REALLY appreciate. No ham and cheese sandwiches, out of a cooler, with sandy grit in your mouth, for us . . .
emJay and Bicky had the nice Nicoise salads , , ,
. . . while I had a GREAT mahi mahi sandwich complete with bacon bits!!!
. . . as with everything in life, a little rain must fall, and this afternoon it rained for a while at the beach . . . talk about a deluge. A straight down, gully washer that probably dropped an inch or two in an hour. Intense! We retreated to the pallapas and enjoyed a few more ‘beverages’!!
Tonight we would eat in and enjoy our last night on the island. Charlie has been our grillmaster and asked Sydney, our local host, if he could get us some real grill utensils rather than the small tongs you can see Charlie holding in his left hand. He came through for us and this afternoon when we returned there was a full size set waiting for us. NICE!!!
After a few Blue Lagoons, appetizers, grilled pork chops, salad, ratatouille and roasted potatoes, it was time for a little chocolate and a a final glass of wine.
emJay and I had an 8:30am flight back to reality, tomorrow . . .