What a very nice place. We slept comfortably. There was a nice breeze. And did I forget to mention … we’re in the Spanish Virgin Islands … YIPPIE!!! This is the first of several in the island chain that leads between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas.
We woke early and were off snorkeling before the crowds arrived. Snorkeling was nice. There was a lot of sea life (an eel, turtle, lobster, schools of tangs … etc). I can see the need for the mooring balls because (except for the beach area) almost the entire coast was a coral reef. People would have trashed it if anchoring was required.
After snorkeling, we went for a dinghy ride over to another adorable island, just a short distance from Palominos. It’s a white sand island with one palm tree and a few shrubs. It took all of 10 minutes to walk around the entire island. We were just getting back to the dinghy, when these two guys who had been sitting in the sand, approached me. It turns out, they swam from Palominos (with mask/fins/snorkel) and hadn’t realized how far it was. Also, since they arrived, the winds had picked up and the water was incredibly rough. They asked if we could give them a ride back. I felt sorry for them. We agreed and the four of us headed back to Palominos.
We got close enough to shore (and in calm waters) and the two guys swam to the beach. The one guys’ wife was waiting for them and didn’t seem too pleased with how long they had been gone. But, she got photos of us delivering them safely back so I’m sure we will be talked about as they describe their “rescue”.
We went back to Soulmatie and vegged. We got out our floaty chairs, tied them to the back of Soulmatie and floated in the warm waters. The sun was intense so we didn’t spend too much time in the water. We are trying SOOOOO hard NOT to get sunburnt! But this has been an amazing relaxing day. We have found paradise!
With all the fresh air and exercise we finally got today, we had worked up an appetite. How better to celebrate the Spanish Virgin Islands than with a cold, healthy salad, baked potato and filet mignon! Awesome meal! And can’t forget the Puerto Rican Merlot that complimented it so nicely.
BTW … a couple of nights ago, Larry had made BBQ chicken. It was accompanied with nice warm Swiss Chalet sauce! Thanks Marg! Before we left for our adventure, my sister Marg and her husband Roger gave us MANY packages of Swiss Chalet Sauce (from one of my favorite restaurants in Canada). For you Canadians … it tastes just like in the restaurants! You’ve gotta try it!
Well, we had some sauce leftover and have been using it on some really great meals. We made chicken salad sandwiches and added Swiss Chalet sauce … YUM!!! Tonight, Larry topped his baked potato with it. He said it was awesome! One pack goes so far … especially with just the two of us.
Tonight, we watched the sun set over Puerto Rico for the last time. In the morning, we will head further east. It was an amazing sunset and the perfect end to a perfect day!
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