Tuesday – All things must pass… G.H.

Well today it is official… the vacation has come to the last fun day.  We will get up early tomorrow and reverse direction and head back home.  For our last day we decided to take it slow.  You know get back in our groove and just let happen.   However, I was still feeling a little glum about our return.  I checked our home email and was pleasantly surprised by US Airways which brought a smile to my face when I saw: 

We are finishing as we started -  Front Row!

With a little bounce in my step it was off to Geauard’s for breakfast takeout.  After breakfast we did a quick change we headed to the beach. The blue water is not only beautiful but extremely refreshing. Meads Bay truly is a magic place.  Carimar just made it a little easier to experience it.  Janet set off on her swim towards the Viceroy, and I walked the grounds shooting a few more shots.  Here is a closer look at some of the colors one’s eyes will be drawn to as they walk around Carimar and Anguilla.

I reached the beach as Janet returned and we just sat together and took it all in. 

Sometime around lunch we took a ride just to explore a few places we have not seen in our week.  We even stopped in one store and after chatting with the ladies in the store one pulled up the blog.  She was so excited that one of shots on Anguilla day is her nephew.  Yes, Anguilla is a very small place, and a very friendly island.  

Evidently it now appears that da Tree was the winner of the race, not the Real Deal who we had cheered for.  The young lady in the store said Real Deal was her Uncle’s boat.  However the race committee had not officially announced the winner.  That will be tonight at some sort of ceremony.   After exchanging emails so I could send her pictures we were on our way… to where… back to the beach and to grab lunch.

Being right next door to Blanchard’s is a good and bad thing.  We went to the Beach Shack for lunch and once again just blown away by the quality of the food.   And since we had no beverages with our takeout we achieved a milestone that has totally evaded us to this point - A meal less than $20s.  The rumor has it that the Blanchards left the island on Sunday, but the Beach Shack was cranking out the food and it was very good.

Why break a winning streak when you are on one.  For our last meal we walked back over to Blanchard’s, the restaurant.  We both went with Le Menu, which entitled us to three courses at a fixed rate.  Each course was outstanding and prepared perfectly.  I am so glad we decided to go there for dinner it was a wonderful evening.  A very special touch is when friends (Texas 502) sent over a bubbly libation to say good bye.  Man have we met some special folks.  We had a nice stroll home to finish our packing and call it a vacation.

I will do a wrap-up of the week when we return on the likes and dislikes.  There were very few dislikes, but some to report.  Thanks for following along and check back in a few days. 

If you decide not to, a goat will haunt your dreams for months to come. 

 After a week in Anguilla, I have become

the Goat Whisper!