Weekend Wrap Up

Hey there!

Alright, as promised I am blogging tonight (ahem!).

Just finished my first full day at the office and I already could work overtime! har har

Seriously though - did SO much today and there is so much to digest - it's great actually. No worries about not being busy!

But...this is a blog about my weekend...you don't want to hear boring work stuff! :P

Saturday I did absolutely nothing - and it was GREAT!!!!

I got up late...read in bed...made some breakfast (well, brunch really) and did some laundry. Tidied up around the house and then in the late afternoon I met up with Nicole - watched her play a game of Netball - and we just went back to her place (well, soon to be my place too) and she made some great pasta and we enjoyed a bottle of wine and just sitting on the patio and chatting. It was nice to just sit back and relax. We don't seem to run out of things to talk about which is great. She is going to be a great friend I can tell.

The apartment itself it totally awesome!!! It looks out right on to the pool (and swimup bar) and is on the 2nd floor (which is good because if there is a hurricane you won't get flooded and your roof won't fall in - hey! Not my words, but her's!) :D It's nice and open and airy and is clean and bright. Just what I like. yay!

We were hoping for a sunny Sunday so that we could just sit at the beach and suntan...but the weather isn't cooperating really well with us right now. Woke up yesterday and it was cloudy with sunny periods and wind! My goodness! Seems I might have brought some Vancouver weather down with me!

We hooked up and decided we wanted to go for a big walk so decided to hit the Mastic Trail

http://www.nationaltrust.org.ky/info/mastic.html

It's about 2 miles one way and takes about 2 hours to do. We thought - bah! We can do it faster than that. Yeah...well....no. hee hee. We walked through for just over an hour (with on and off showers, hot sun, humidity, MUD!) and then turned around. It was a great workout and it was really nice to wander through the brush...until we saw the snakes and things that randomly jumped out of the way in front of us. Eek!

We then headed over to Rum Point - which is on the East End of the Island and sat and enjoyed the view for a bit (pic on the main blog page). Got ourselves some mudslides which is a mixed drink with milk, rum, chocolate, etc. mmmmmm By this time the wind was really picking up and you could see the waves breaking on the reef a ways out. It's quite a popular place to go on Sunday because its away from town and they have a bar there, beach chairs, hammocks and water sports. Gorgeous views and you can walk out quite far (like 100 yards) and still the water is only up to your waist. Got a nice little sunburn before the rains came and we hightailed it out of there and started heading for home.

On the way we checked out all the great houses in the East End...it's quite rural compared to the Georgetown and 7 Mile Beach area...but very relaxing to be sure.

We stopped at a beach bar on the way, had a beer on the patio and watched the waves continue to roll in. Some locals were playing a rather aggressive game of Dominos...who knew it could be so competitive!

We headed back through town, only to realize that the main road that runs along the harbour had been closed down because the waves were so big they were washing over the harbour wall on to the road. Sand was everywhere! I would say the waves were at least 7-9 feet high!!!

We went back to Treasure Island and relaxed by the pool and enjoyed the 2 for 1 Rum Punch special that they have on Sundays and just people watched and enjoyed the sunset.

Whew! I didn't get home until about 9:30 or so and was just pooped!!!

So that's it! That was my weekend. hee hee. Pictures are posted on Flickr for those that want to check them out.

Tomorrow is work, work, work...and then a girl here is having a birthday party and I am heading out to have dinner and celebrate with her. Met her at the Work Social and she is super nice - so of course I want to wish her well!

I promise to keep sending updates - and some stories about the buses here and the lovely tourists! har har

Who knew that people think it's appropriate to wear a bikini top (with a muffin top to go along with it!) while wandering through town. har har

L, Ang