Monday, June 14, 2021
Our power came back on around midnight, which was nice
because it’s pretty hot and sticky without air conditioning. But our water did not come back on.
I called the maintenance line and spoke with a guy who
decided he would try to walk us through how to prime the pump rather than make
the long drive over here. He then asked
me if he could speak to a man – good grief.
45 minutes later, we had running water.
We hung around the house a while, taking in the view
and learning about the house, then we drove through Coral Bay to the southern side of the island to Salt Pond Bay (part of the national park). It was stunning! We played in the water a bit then hiked to Salt Pond (which is actually a pond and was red) then kept hiking towards Blue Cobble beach – I’m not sure that’s the official name but it’s part of the Ram’s Head Trail. Once we got to the blue rock beach, we hung out there a while then decided to head back. But the sound the water makes as the wave is heading back out to see, across the rocky beach is so cool!
From there, we drove on Highway? 10 back to Cruz Bay (which is where the ferry dropped us off) and found a place to eat. The whole area was crowded – hard to find a parking spot and long waits for lunch but we had a good lunch at Margarita Phil’s. there were chickens roaming around that utterly freaked out Ryan – who knew she’s scared of chickens – and there were also baby chicks running around too.
The kids got smoothies afterwards, next door, and then we walked across the street to the national park sign and visitor center. We got magnets, hat pins and passbook stamps then stopped at the gourmet grocery store. Oh my. Prices were still outrageous. The selection was bad and the store was tiny. $12 for a small container of strawberries; all the meat looked sus to me, etc. But we managed to grab a few things then drove home via the beach road of the national park. BEAUTIFUL. We know what we’re doing tomorrow!
At the house, we lounged then fixed a frozen Red Barron pizza for dinner and ate on our deck. Not the best food but the best view ever.
It gets dark so early that after you eat, it’s kind of
strange but by 8:00 or so, you’re sort of ready to go to bed. The kids each have their own rooms (like not
even connected to the main house) so they each split and I studied a while (math
teachers exam).
It was a great day.
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