CHILLING

Today was a chillout day, which was very much appreciated. We took the advice of the island.

We got up really early to see the sunset, as we had been told it was stunning.

We wandered round the island, assuming that it would be quiet at that time. It was quite busy, people cycling to work, golf carts (the preferred mode of transport) going back and forth.

We went to Errolyn’s FryJack cafe. Didn’t disappoint again. Lots of workmen were there, it was still only 6.30am.

The day was a mixture of swimming, resting, and eating.

Coming to a place like this does highlight environmental issues, such as the high use of pesticides in the Amazon region and the knock on effect it has. It has created more growth of sargassum, which looks like a seaweed but is an algae. So the build up sargassum has an impact on small fishes, that get entwined in it all. So when the sargassum comes on to the beach, it comes with lots of trapped aquatic life and it stinks.

We swam in a part called The Split between two islands. I hadn’t expected the current to be so strong.

Pete found the animal sanctuary, it was chaotic but the man who ran it knew what he was doing. We couldn’t take the dogs for a walk until after 4, as it would be too hot for them otherwise. We took a dog called Bloodline out for a walk.