Happy Birthday to Sarah!!!! My finger has healed nicely. Kudos to my immune system for vacating the bee venom! The swelling is down and redness has subsided. I took a nice long hour walk on the beach today with my coffee. There really isn’t any dead fish on the beaches. The ocean life eats it before it makes it to the beach. Here is what I saw this morning that was exciting. I really enjoy finding the big sand dollars, shells, life, unalived animals, sea glass and more on the beach. I have done my total assessment of this island. I would like to come back some day. I enjoyed the small restaurants that offered beach side tables. I liked the location of our rental house, close to the airport, in the middle of the island. I like that every beach felt like a private beach. It wasn’t people-y at all. A great place to go and beach hop. There are a lot of abandoned buildings and abandoned hotels all over. It’s like a resort graveyard. We learned that hurricane Dorian really impacted thei...
Today was even warmer than yesterday. I might go through a huge sunshine withdrawal when we get home. Ugh! As I drank my coffee this morning, I stood on the dock over looking the canal. I saw a mini octopus. I got to see it swim away. WOW! I was so excited! My finger redness has not grown. It is holding steady at swollen, difficult to bend, not painful. I consider that a win! Andy found a cool beachside restaurant we could go to and eat but also enjoy the beach. We packed a cooler and headed out to explore yet another beach. The beach was amazing. The best beach yet! Beautiful blue and sparkly water. We were able to walk out pretty far on a sandy path. I found two alive shells that I watched bury themselves in the sand. Nature’s tv! Paul and I walked the sandbar way out to explore. It was like a runway! The view and colors were just so pretty. The water felt warm. At one point I stood with my eyes closed, and filled my lungs with the sea salt warm air. I felt the sun shining down...