Honeymoon Blog Day 3-4

Day 3-

The Pharmacy:

Jeff here.  With ailments stacking up, our morning started with a trip to the local pharmacy in hopes of relief via modern medicine.  It was mostly a success although my ears remained plugged going into day 4 now.


We still revel in the story of finding my ring in the ocean so be prepared to hear more about it upon our return.  I think the mask/snorkel/fins contribution in finding the ring has allowed Erica to open her heart to underwater sea life and snorkeling.  Today, we rented a two man kayak and paddled out to a local reef teaming with angel, trigger, parrot, blue tang, and scorpion fish, as well as a sting ray with a few hanger-on friends.  She seems to have caught the bug so maybe a scuba certification is on her horizon.


Our trip to the local market paid off for today's in-room happy hour (GCM is great but it is very expensive).  Champagne looking over the ocean; it makes you wonder why you toil away at a daily job.  We then hopped a cab with a cranky driver (very rare for GCM) to a nearby harbor for our sunset catamaran sail to Rum Point.  Wind is a premium here so they hoist the sail as a symbolic gesture and run on outboards the entire time.  The sea was terrific as was the view.  Erica, for the 3rd time, said this was her favorite night yet.  The restaurant on Rum Point was set right on the sea and had an amazing view and even more amazing food.  I have traveled quite a bit and nowhere have I had better food than GCM.  The entire country seems to consist of ex-pats from all over the world.  Our bartender formally worked in Dubai and served Tiger and "The Roger Federer."  We spent the trip back on the front nets of the catamaran relaxing and recapping the meal and the day we just had.


Day 4-
The Bus:
Walking the streets since we've been here, I've noticed constant short car honks.  I thought maybe everyone knows each other, or, maybe they are honking at Erica.  It turns out the bus drivers honk at anyone walking in the direction they are driving in a "polite" attempt to ask if they would like a ride.   The term "bus" should be revised to 7 person Volkswagen van but it is actually a great way to get around the island.  We took it into the capital, Georgetown, for some shopping and sightseeing.  I, of course, detoured us to Fidel Murphy's, the only Irish pub on the island (more pub than Irish).


Erica made a third foray into the sea and this time entirely on her own.  Tomorrow we sail to sting ray city and another reef trip so she will finally see why so many people love sea life.  Time to get ready for dinner.  Hope all is well back home.


More to come on days five and six later...