Picnic in the park

Friday 19th September

Niki stayed on board, while Bob drove me to the supermarket. I shopped while he went to immigration to check himself and Nicolette out, as they both fly back to the States on Sunday. He called back for me and we loaded the truck and I took the groceries back to the boat in the pouring rain while Bob returned the car. Later that afternoon we moved Daisy back to the Village Harbor Marina, and came alongside with ease. We managed to get tied off just before the rain poured again.


Saturday 20th September

Bob had arranged for another car today, and we left early to get to the park. I packed a small picnic, and we still had loads of drinks in the cooler. We took the short route through, which was bumpier (if that was possible) than the long route we had taken on Thursday.

We drove out stopping first at Wayaka, where we climbed down to the beach with our snorkel gear. The water didn’t look as inviting as it was a small lagoon and it was quite shallow, so we decided to go on to Slagbaai. When we got back to the car we met two Danish people on mountain bikes, I admired their stamina and fitness, cycling through this park they have to be fit. They asked Bob for directions and then we drove on to Slagbaai.

There were a couple of other cars and families there, so we went to the far end of the beach where it was quiet. Niki and I collected shells for a while before swimming. The snorkeling was wonderful, and we saw so many fabulous fish, particularly parrotfish, we spotted some large spectacular species, also a lovely spotted filefish. We ate our picnic lunch at one of the tables in the shade, before packing up and returning to Daisy for a shower and change.

We drove through town and out past the airport to look at the houses along the sea front. We walked around and looked at a new construction that was amazing, it had the most incredible views over the ocean, and a massive patio, the start of a small pool was being installed, this would truly be a dream house when finished, I tried to talk Bob into finding out if it was for sale, but nice as it was he wasn't interested, OH well, I can dream!

We drove back into town and had a cocktail at Salsa. We had planned to take Nicolette to Mona Lisa for dinner, but unknown own to us they close on weekends, so we went instead to La Gurelana on the front, and had a really lovely dinner watching the sunset. We returned to the boat after dinner so Niki and Bob could pack.

Sunday 21st September

I got up at 4am to take Nicolette to the airport, and then drove Bob at 6:30am. I returned to the boat to spend the day doing laundry and cleaning. I’m alone here again until Bob returns on October 8th.