Monday

Monday started as several other mornings did: a walk out to the dock with Jamma to look for stingrays.

Looking for rays

This time I tagged along to see if I could get a picture. We didn’t see the giant one they’d seen other mornings, but this spotted one did show up. Ezra named him “Spotty.”

"Spotty" the ray

A little later, at a more reasonable hour, Janice and I went into town to do some shopping. I got a gorgeous Mayan jade pendant from our favorite jewelry store, and we had a nice lunch before heading back on the 12:30 water taxi. Finn was napping so Ezra and I spent some time on the balcony, where I noticed how sun-bleached his hair has gotten.

Blondie

We spent a little time in the pool in the afternoon and then Bruce, Janice and I went out to dinner at Mambo. We had a lovely time — good food, good conversation, lovely surroundings. On the walk home we saw this giant hermit crab.

Giant hermit crab

The boys (and Erin) were fast asleep when we got home. Bruce and I spent some time getting us packed up and ready for our early boat ride in the morning. Finally, sleep.