Michael and I spent most of our days lounging at the pool or chilling in the room. It was so nice to not have anywhere to be at a certain time. For dinners, we either ate at the hotel or ventured out to a restaurant at another hotel. To get to the hotels for dinner, we had to take a boat. The destination hotel would pick us up at our dock at 7 pm (not much flexibility here) and bring us back after dinner. It was already dark when we would leave, so I didn’t get any pictures. The funny part is I would spend time fixing my hair only to have it look like I didn’t after two seconds on the boat ride.
One day, we decided to venture into town. The only way to get around the island is by a water taxi (boat ride) or by golf cart. There are hardly any vehicles on the island. Instead, everyone owns a golf cart and the legal driving age is 18. It was an amazing experience to walk around the downtown area and see how the locals live.
Water taxi schedule. You purchase a ticket and wait for the taxi to arrive. It’s like a bus. There are multiple stops along the way depending on how many people are on the boat and need to be dropped off at different hotels. Many of the locals work at the hotels, so this is how they would get to and from work.
Cool street shot
Another street shot. Notice the golf carts lining the sides of the street.
Michael in front of Manelly’s ice cream shop. This was a favorite among the message boards during my research for the trip. We went in and had ice cream. I got chocolate, but tried the famous homemade coconut flavor. It tasted so fresh!
Church and another mode of transportation. Bike.
Night club
Town council building
Each street had a different fish on the sign and a large map. It made it easy to figure out where we were with the help of my map reader (Michael).
Make up store
Another ice cream place that reviewers raved about on the message boards. We didn’t try this one. Can you tell I had an ice cream obsession during my pregnancy?
Their version of Target
Grocery store
Hardware store. I especially like how the hardware store is four times larger than the grocery store.
The fire station and the police station were located right next to each other. The police station is to the left (yellow and green building).
I’m not sure how this happened, but it’s a dog on a roof. He seemed to be enjoying the view.
This is just before we left the island to head home. I think the camera lens had some condensation on it, so this is the best I could do with a little editing.
Thank you honey for the amazing babymoon!
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