Day 5

Friday already?  We opted for a beach day.  The wind coming off the ocean was like an average day in  southern Saskatchewan but we weren't going to let that stop our fun.  Copying what some others had done, we stood a few loungers against the thatched roof of an unoccupied shelter to form a windbreak and settled ourselves in for a lovely day of reading and crossword puzzles.

Booths were set up on either side of the beach entrance from the hotel offering free refreshments.  We got pop or pina colada slush mix (sans alcohol).  One booth also served hot dogs and hamburgers and fries with the fixings.  All free. 

Every now and then we could hear some Spanish or English on the pool loudspeaker.  Every hour or so they had entertainment activities-beach aerobics, contests, salsa dance lessons and Olympics.  Being the participant-types that we are, we stayed in our cozy beach enclosure and remained anti-social!  The only change in our position was to use the bathroom, get a drink or look up at the amazing view of the ocean. 

Staring beyond the palm trees, we gazed at sailboats out a few hundred yards.  A motorboat came into view, pulling a waterskier or people on tubes.  A few times that day, we heard a party yacht before we saw it, American music pulsating and people crowded on two decks, drinks in hand.  Apparently those were popular and pricey excursions that included free alcohol, ie rum, and a lobster dinner.  We watched from shore and felt content with our conservative entertainment needs. 

I must say, the parasailing looked intriguing.  I’m too afraid of heights to go through with it, but the two people harnessed in and waiting in the motorboat and then slowly rising up and behind the boat appeared to be safe.  The multi-coloured balloon rose and fell, the two riders’ legs dangling free.  They would dip almost to the water and then the boat would speed up and they’d lift high up.  Again, we observed and enjoyed their fun vicariously from our beach loungers.

Our day ended with a late dinner and television.