Fifty Shades Of.....

Fifty Shades of.......BLUE!!! Ha Ha :)

Hope everybody had a great weekend! I wanted to do a blog yesterday but my iPad minutes ran out yesterday morning. It turns out that we can't buy minutes for the iPad here in Hatchet Bay. So, we got moving early today to hitch a ride to the next big settlement. (That's what the Bahamians call them...not towns.) I asked the lady at the wifi cafe how far it was to Governor's Harbor & she said "Oh...about 5 settlements down." There was a guy doing some Internet there & he must have seen my confused face because he said "it's about 20 miles". Oh ok...no problem. 20 mile hitch hike in both directions with an 80 pound dog.

It's worth a try...

I thought it was going to be an all day affair with several short rides & possibly a taxi ride home. WRONG! After about 20 minutes a lady in a Toyota 4-runner drove by & we noticed she a had a bumper sticker that said "Pet Pal". I thought to myself "yeah, right" as she whizzed by. To my surprise she turned around and told us to hop in. Guess where she was headed...Govenor's Harbor to run a few errands. Guess what she loves...dogs. She dropped us off at the phone company & we all met up in an hour & rode back to Hatchet Bay together. It was so awesome! Jib definitely helped us get that ride. We tried to buy her lunch or give her gas money but she wouldn't hear of it. Gotta love this place!

So I named the blog Fifty Shades because there are so many colors surrounding us. (not because of that naughty little book on the Best Seller's List! Ha Ha) The water, the buildings..it's so beautiful. Sometimes, it really takes my breath away.....still. Enjoy the pics.

 

 

Heading out for a snorkel/dive

 

Our playground for diving here in Hatchet Bay

Swam with Spotted Eagle Rays that day...was soooo awesome.

 

These rays were 4-5 feet across. Some of the biggest we've seen.

 

Some local shops....

well, gotta get going. We're going to a pizza party at friends house tonight. He has a beautiful home on a cliff over looking the bay. We have only been there once--after dark, so we want to get there early to appreciate what I'm sure is another breath taking view. It's also another hitch hike. It's not always as easy as today. The other night we waited for a ride for almost an hour. I was eaten alive by mosquitos. Oh well...small price to pay to be here.

Love & Miss everybody!! We got some more phone minutes today so we'll call family this week. Can't wait to hear your voices!!

Love--Michelle, Scott & Jib

XXXOO

 

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