sorry i'm taking so long (again). like 600 pics to pour through...
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Day 7
*sniff* - Today is our last full day on ambergris. Although it was again a little windy, it was a gorgeous day. Coffee, nibbles, the cat, the sea and the sunrise. Perfect.
After a while, I see Chris pass by on his morning beach run and call out “Good morning!” Over a glass of cold water, he said Sari’s boyfriend is in town and he was going to see if they all wanted to go up to Tranquility Bay for the day.
(Tranquility Bay)
Bruce’s ears perked up. Our little goal each trip is to either see something we’ve never seen before, taste something we’ve never tasted before, or go somewhere we’ve never been. SCORE!
Chris had to go shower up and make some calls, so we talked over whether we wanted to go.
Tranquility Bay is a resort located 12 miles north of San Pedro, just south of Rocky Point, the easternmost point on the island. What that means is the beach is very, very close to the reef.
(see the reef right behind me?)
On a ‘good day’ one could snorkel off the beach, but today’s wind has us questioning whether this would be a ‘good day’or not.
It would be a long ride on a windy day on a bumpy sea in a small boat. I told Bruce it was totally his call. He said let’s do it, so we waited to hear back from Chris.
In anticipation, I pull out our backpacks, snorkel gear and suits. He calls to say Keli (i do belize weddings) is coming too, and to meet them all at BC’s at 11.
We gear up, eat & make it there right on time. No one is there. Within 2 minutes I see Chris walking down the beach, and Keli pulls up 2 minutes after that. Bruce gets a beer and we all chit chat. Still no Sari. Keli walks across the way to get fruit and I gratefully accept a banana. More waiting, still no Sari. Its now been half an hour and Chris’ phone finally rings. They swear they’re coming. 15 minutes later Sari and her boyfriend, a nice guy who she calls Splenda, show up looking great. So where’s Freddie (the captain)? Oops, Sari forgot to call him. He gets there in no time, we board his boat, and zip up to La Perla to get Sari’s gear.
No one wants to just swing by La Perla del Caribe and not stop in. Sari’s office is in one of the fantastic homes there, so we take the opportunity to cool off,
use the (FAB!) facilities, grab some water and muffins they made, and try not to gawk at how cool the architecture & décor is. I’ve seen it at least a half a dozen times and it still stirs me.
But by now it’s almost 1:00 pm, and we think the restaurant closes around 2-ish, so off to the dock we go and hop back in the boat for the pleasant yet bumpy ride northward.
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