Hi Everyone!!
Sam and I are in the middle our two week break between third and fourth semesters, and are certainly enjoying it!! It's so nice to have my husband back, and for him to just have some time to relax. This marks the one year date that Sam and I have been living in Dominica. One whole year!! We can't believe how fast the time has gone.
Last Saturday, we got on a plane and headed north two islands to Antigua! It's another small island in the West Indies, but is a little more developed than Dominica, much flatter and drier, has terrible tasting water, and has much better beaches. We got a great deal at the all-inclusive resort, the Jolly Beach Resort, and it was AWESOME! It was just amazing to us that we could go into the restaurant for dinner, leave without paying, and have unlimited drinks all day long! The resort was really nice. It had 2 pools, 3 nice restaurants that required reservations, an open buffet for every meal, 2 open bars, one of which was a swim-up bar in the pool (where we spent a lot of time!) and an amazing beach. Sam convinced me to just stay at the resort the whole time, so we didn't get to see much of the rest of the island. But it was ok because we really just needed the time to relax and do nothing. Here's a bunch of pictures I took while we were there!!
A view of the rooms, from the pool.
Unfortunately, we didn't buy the strongest sunscreen available, and so we both got VERY burned. Hence, Sam is wearing a shirt on the beach by the end of the trip!!
The beaches were GORGEOUS! Pure white sand, bright turquoise water...it was amazing. I saw a big jellyfish one day, but fortunately didn't get stung by it!
Sam at the bar, thoroughly enjoying our "free" drinks!
We were in the "supersaver room," but it had a king bed and a view of the ocean and we couldn't have been happier!
Looking a little toasty...
Sam and I being our usual goofy selves...
Beach towels and wraps for sale on the beach
One of the unfortunate results of having lots of kids in the pool all day long....eventually somebody is not going to make it to the bathroom to go #2....so everyone had to get out while they "cleaned" it (we don't know if they actually did anything about it, just woke up the next morning and it was open again...). But the sea gulls sure enjoyed having it all to themselves!
This is a picture of what our whole vacation was like!
And of course, if you're in Antigua you're going to see a sailboat.
Well, that gives you a pretty good glimpse of what our vacation was like! Once we got back home, we rescued our cat who had been living outdoors for 3 days (the cleaning lady let her out), who was very hungry and lonely. We also moved into a new apartment. It is right next door to our old one, just a single instead of the double. We're enjoying being in a smaller place, even though the fridge is made for midgets, and are getting ready to help James and Mary move in next door (they needed a smaller place too). We have one more week of freedom, then we start our last semester!!
Hope everyone had a good labor day and enjoyed the time off. Be sure to pray for Nikki as she gets settled in to life in Peru. She just started a blog, so if you'd like to check it out, its: http://www.nikkidtravel.blogspot.org/
Miss you all! God bless!
Katrina
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