Eleuthera Journal, day 2
Sunday 3/19:
Woke up fairly late as I was pretty exhausted from the trip the day before. Had breakfast, walked down to the beach. Which is stunning. I guess this is why people come to tropical paradises for vacation. The sand is somewhat pink because of all the coral in it (apparently) and the water is a stunning cerulean blue. And there are coral reefs very close to the shore and no-one else on the beach. It’s really quite stunning.
Beth and I took a walk along the beach and didn’t manage to encounter any other people. It feels like we’re in an isolated tropical paradise, which I guess we are. Stayed out out of the sun during the middle of the day because I was worried I’d get burned, but later in the afternoon I tried snorkeling (borrowing Beth’s, since I wasn’t able to get one myself before the trip). Now I understand why people travel to places like this so they can go swimming. Lots of fish of all sorts and colors, beautiful corals, pristine sand. I had some trouble getting used to the snorkel though, and ended up drinking a fair bit of sea-water, which is very salty here. That’s one reason why swimming is so nice; you really don’t have to do any work to stay afloat, so you can just sort of lie there and look down at all the corals and fish.
Later in the afternoon I went out snorkeling with Beth’s dad and sister, which was also fun, although I had more trouble with getting water in my snorkel. And it’s hard to keep track of where people are, since you can’t really see all that well. We did see a scorpion fish (which is very ugly, and apparently has a stinger on its tail that will deliver quite a dose of venom) and a sting ray, so that was exciting. Other than that, it was mainly blue angelfish and lots of little fish of the type you might expect to see in an aquarium in someone’s office or something.
For dinner we went to Mate and Jenny’s again, where I had the broiled crawfish this time. Incredibly tasty, and I also had a rum punch, but with tequila instead of rum. Still quite tasty.
Apparently managed to get a tiny bit burned on my shoulders and one part of my back, but not very badly. More SPF to be used in the future.
