Our perfectly placed hotel was on a strip of beach about a mile long, so a run to the end and back was just enough to get the blood flowing and start the day off right.
Plus, sand and warm water on your toes first thing in the morning is a pretty awesome way to start the day. Optional cool down swim in the ocean for bonus points.
After that, we packed our bags with our snorkels and hit Starbucks for breakfast and then a trip to Foodland and Subway to get snacks, drinks and lunch for the day. We packed these in an insulated bag (you know, to keep the vodka nice and chilled ;)) Then we'd drive out to explore. We did a bit of hiking.
When we got to a place that looked like good snorkeling, we'd stop and give it a try. More than once, we found that we had a little beach all to ourselves.
After a few hours of hiking and swimming and exploring, we'd head back to our car and have our picnic lunch and drive back into town to spend the afternoon at the beach by our hotel.
Here, we'd make some drinks and suntan and chat and people watch and swim and snorkel some more.
I have to say that JJ did an awesome job of picking our hotel. Out of all the snorkeling that we did, the second best place was right outside on "our" beach. The cool thing about that was that we didn't have to spend any more time than we wanted in transit to something cool. Something cool was right outside our door.
Even though it was cloudy, the temperature was delightful and the water was amazing.
After a few hours of lounging and a couple rounds of vodka and diet Mt. Dew, we'd go clean up and head into town for a snack or happy hour.
We'd usually come back to the little bar by our hotel for one last drink or a walk on the beach as the sun set.
Then hit the hay early, wake up and repeat. Perfection.
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Just a perfect vacation!
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