Picnic

Today was bittersweet. The day dawned clear and beautiful. Paula was up early and took a walk along the lagoon. I found her on the beach


about the same time as Sakira. Sakira spotted Paula on her walk and trailed her with orange juice.


A great start to the day but after breakfast a number of our new friends had to start packing. Six couples left yesterday stretched throughout the day between noon and about 4:30. Two new couples have arrived over the past two days which helped fill the dinner table. With the new arrivals, we have a total of six couples on the island. The odd thing is the lack of accents. We had five countries represented but now are down to one, not counting the staff.

After breakfast, we climbed aboard our floaties and drifted in the lagoon. It wasn't long before all of our floating pals from the previous day were drifting along with us. The drink of the day; Green Turtles. Out of our group of ten floaters, eight were leaving that day. As people would prepare to board the float plane, we would paddle down to the dock and give them a floating send off.

For lunch, Paula and I headed across the island for a picnic on Nudie Beach. Another beautiful beach with a nice breeze off the water.


The picnic was over the top, too much food but we did our best. We had three lobsters, a chicken, pasta salad, potato salad, two fruit trays, bread, desert, wine, beer, and of course, diet coke.


Yes, the picture does not lie; I am getting fatter by the day.

After a quiet picnic and afternoon on Nudie, we returned to our lagoon and decided a swim would aid our digestion.


As you can see, we made it to the water but the Siren Song of the floaties was too great. We enjoy the lagoon. It is always calm with crystal clear water and an abundance of fish and coral.

Cocktails and supper were on the beach again and we were entertained by the staff singing hymns. They have church service Sunday night so, before starting the service, the choir sang several songs for us.

Last night was our latest night yet. After dinner, Ani plugged a video of highlights form the past week. It was fun to see ourselves and new friends frolicking. After that, someone plugged in a DVD of "Blue Lagoon". The movie stars Brooke Shield and was filmed on this island. We recognized all the scenery. It wasn't much of a movie and Paula and I were the only two that made it to the end. We finally found the off switch on the video and wandered back up the beach to bed.

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