The Beautiful Beach!!

If there is one thing this island has done right, it is the beaches. We walk along the beaches almost every day and we love to swim and go snorkeling as well. The water alternates between being as clear and smooth as glass, and then randomly murky and choppy. We haven't figured out the rhythm or timing of this phenomenon yet though...

All of the beaches on the island are free to the public, you just have to use the approved entrances, which includes this sketchy shack. 

Reed is hanging out by the braiding shack here. There are always a few women that shout to everyone that pass by to come and get their hair braided. We actually looked at how much it would be though, and it's $120 for a head of braids! 

Those women are not the only ones on the beach though. We are always bombarded by people trying to sell us anything they can. They have jewelry, shells, t-shirts and plenty of other sketchy things as well...

We saw a Rastafarian dude building this shack by himself in a little less than a week. He would be on the roof and would pound in a nail, then take a swig from his brown paper bag...it was an ongoing cycle.



















This is Reed wearing a t-shirt the improv comedy group made him. We got quite a few weird looks.

We came back and the water was crystal clear and absolutely beautiful. We knew we had to take this opportunity and go snorkeling. 

Here is Reed sporting his stuff, and getting ready to snorkel. And yes, he does wear a shirt while swimming.

The ocean is only about 10 feet deep for the first fifty yards, and there are buoys set out to let you know how far is safe to swim out to avoid boats and jet skiers which are everywhere.





What we didn't realize however was that this was the coldest day on the island thus far. The temperature was around 62 and it was very windy. The water was probably in the 40's. This may look like a happy go lucky shot of us, but what you don't realize is we were only embracing for the warmth.