Day 2 - Settling In

   We see these guys all over the resort. They're called Antiguan Chameleons.

 After sleeping more than I have in decades, 9.5 hrs, I got up at 7:30 to see what was happening. The weather was beautiful which seems to be the norm here. Not many people were up. Some of the rooms have butlers and they were out reserving beach chairs. Kind of weird but that's what happens here and it's pretty much the only thing I've heard complaining about. The kid in me wanted to go around and take off all the reserved towels to see what would happen. Something tells me Marilyn wouldn't want me doing that!

We had a nice breakfast at the beachside place and got ready to go on a snorkelling trip. We were picked up at the beach which involved wading out to the boat in neck deep water. Not sure what happens if you're short. The boat cruised 15 minutes to a reef. It was ok but nothing compared to what we saw in the Galápagos last year. I guess we're spoiled now. We probably won't do more snorkelling because they only go to a couple of places that are similar.

    Looking out the back of the boat taking us to the reef.

    Marilyn's first deep water snorkel effort went really well. 

    The camera went a little crazy on this one but that's me. 

    There were some fish around but there wasn't much variety.

   There's a Neapolitan type pizzeria here too. This is a Caribiana with jerk      chicken, peppers and plantain. A bit spicy but really good.  

The rest of the afternoon was spent at a swim up bar close to our room. We tried a few different drinks and watched a water volleyball game. There are so many cocktails available! Since it's all inclusive here, you feel almost obligated to try lots of drinks! Yes, that's my story and I'll be sticking to it.

    Quite a variety! Marilyn has tried the Miami Vice and the Hummingbird so far.

    And this is the menu that I'm working on. The Caribbean Blue is my favourite   so far.

In the evening, we attended the Sandals welcome party. There was a giant buffet dinner on the beach along with a steel band. They certainly go all out with the food here as well as the drinks.

    This was one of the stations.

    And the steel band.