After breakfast we decided to go bike riding. The resort only had one bike and one tandem bike - so of course we took the tandem. We had never done this before and Marty had a hard time giving up ALL control. We rode about 2 hours and the last half hour was in a complete downpour. It was raining so hard that the water felt like pellets as it hit us. We had our swim suits on so getting wet wasn't a big deal, but so windy and raining so hard that we were both glad to get back to the resort.
One of our stops on our tandem bike ride.
We got back and Marty jumped into the pool - mostly to warm up and then we headed for warm showers. An afternoon of hard rain forced us inside, but we shamelessly took naps and read. Our friends from Minnesota had suggested Magahoney's for dinner. We requested a courtesy ride and found a quaint restaurant with lots of locals enjoying the cuisine. We had prawns (shrimp) cocktail with endive, celery root and lots of interesting vegetables. The shrimp was whole - still with their heads. Then Mahi-Mahi in a very rich French sauce with broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes and rice. We selected the fresh pineappple filled with coconut ice cream drizzled with rum and whip cream for dessert. So very South Pacific and very wonderful. The skies looked like they would open up again so we caught a ride back to the resort.
One of the cages that the resort starts their clams in- they call it a nursery.
When they get to a certain size they move them out into the sea, but they are still very close to shore. The blue and purple you see are the clams.
Our sweet home.
Every night between 5:00 to about 5:15 we would see these men and others go by in their outrigger kayaks. They are actually commuting back to home after a day of work. Instead of driving cars, sitting in traffic and using lots of gas, they just get onboard and paddle their way home. There is only one road on the whole island so when they put ashore they wouldn't be far from home. What a great 5:00 rush hour.
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