Other Points of Interest

I've decided to divide the entries up by categories. That way, things seem more "together". It's a good thing TV is Saturday TV night because there isn't a blimpin thing on the tube. (Remember I'm 14 hours ahead which means that we get what you would be watching Saturday night - Sunday night etc.)

As many of you know I've been talking about going out to the 2 tanks that are sitting in the ocean. They're most probably US tanks because when the US was coming ashore only 4 amphibious vehicles made it ashore. The 1st time I made the attempt to walk out there - I tried it during high tide. HELLO!!!! Not realizing it was hight tide - I came across a family who had body boards. I thought what a great way to get around. Now don't misunderstand I can swim but I'm still short. Even in low tide I'm wondering if I'm tall enough to walk to the tanks. I figure a good way to avoid any pitfalls - I would need to buy a body board. In my shopping around (and no I have not bought yet - still trying to get settled) I talked with a teen age kid yesterday who was telling me about his grandfather. (His family owns a Water Sport / Tour Boat "spot" on the beach. They will take you out to different reefs on the island.) His grandfather had "discovered" a portion of Grotto Point. The photos should have been below....I'll get the hang of this sooner or later......
Isn't this breath-taking. You can get in the water and look around. Once I get my snorkeling equipment I will be doing just that.

You have to walk down (they say 100 steps) to get to the water. I'm not too sure, but I will tell you this. The steps were too high for my short legs so on the way down it was 1 step at a time and going back up I was high stepping it the whole way. My thighs were SSSSSOOOOOO sore for a couple of days.

I'm not sure why this place is supposed to be significant but Bird Island is another "touristy" kind of place. According to my tour guide - Rose - there used to be these birds people would hunt and then eat. I guess - some sort of pheasant.

If it wasn't for the view and the beach below - there wouldn't be much to Bird Island. According to Rose you can't get down to Bird Island either. Another reason why it is a shame. Look at that beach. I would love to get down there to swim and hang out for an afternoon.

Hope you have enjoyed the points of interest that I have seen so far. Please stand-by for another tour at another date and time.