The beach is split into two halves. One is for snorkeling, and the other is for people who want to snorkel but chose to ignore the sign clearly marked "NO SNORKELING THIS SIDE." We opted for the latter side, as it was far less crowded. The water was warm, and the snorkeling was pretty good. We saw a good sized stingray with a friend (a big fish that kept following it around for some reason) and several other big fish.
After snorkeling, Alice and I hiked a trail that took us to the other side of the island. Rumor has it the island was owned by the US Military in the past-- we found an abandoned lighthouse and some other abandoned buildings, as well as a landfill, a mysterious rocky coastal area dotted with concrete boxes with metal pipes jutting from each.
We returned in time for the volleyball tournament! We signed up as a team, with me, Alice, Dayong, John, Nicole, and a guy we met named Johnny. And then (really, to no surprise) we proceeded to utterly destroy the competition to win the tournament. Woo hoo!
Here we are after winning (thanks to Johnny for the pic!):
We swam a little more and just hung out on the beach after the tournament. Someone had smuggled over a bottle of rum which we polished off before going back aboard for our final night on the ship. Yo ho ho.
Back aboard, Dayong, Alice and I celebrated with a bucket of Coronas before heading to the pub for the final night of the ship's Progressive Trivia Game. Each night so far, our team had participated in a 20-question trivia challenge, and our cumulative score was so far ahead of the pack we were a shoe-in. And as anticipated, we won! For our efforts, we received tote bags containing various token gifts such as cards and beach balls. And we also had champagne. Woot!
One last dinner with the gang; an Italian feast at a restaurant whose name I can't recall.
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Brian, you should post the picture with three chair on the beach (like that beer commercial, I love that picture)
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