Today we planned to hit the beach. We woke up and went to the gym for Katie’s Boot Camp. Allyssa and I don’t really work out but Katie does so we wanted her to take us through a workout. We did a 30-minute workout that nearly killed Allyssa and I but we made it through. On the way out of the gym we stopped at a little area that had cantaloupe water and chilled scented towels. It didn’t say what was on the towels but I thought I smelled eucalyptus. It was so refreshing it almost made the workout worth it!
By this time we were hungry so we headed up to the hotel restaurant, Ave (ah-vay), for breakfast. They had two types of Eggs Benedict on the menu, neither of which were true Eggs Benedict, but I was able to get past it. We had an immunity shot that didn’t list ingredients but seemed to contain turmeric and ginger among other things. It was served in a little glass that looked like a lightbulb. It was kind of spicy in the back of my throat but it tasted healthy. For food I ordered a ham and egg omelette with mushrooms and tomatoes. It came with a pat of chive butter on top and sides of broccoli, a tomato half, sourdough toast, and the most delicious breakfast potatoes. It was really delicious and I enjoyed it immensely!
After breakfast we headed back up to the room to get changed for the beach. We suited up and made our way back downstairs. We wanted to jet ski so we went to the shop by the rental place to look around a little before renting them. While there one of the ladies running the shop brought over a flyer with events Red Sail Sports was running. One of the events was a dinner ferry for $20 CI each which looked pretty cool. We decided to sign up to do that in the evening.
Our shopping complete, we went to Red Sail Sports next door to rent the jet skis and sign up for the dinner ferry. The jet skis would be ready in 30 minutes so we hung out on the beach until it was time.
Once it was our turn we got our jet skis, had a quick briefing on how to operate them and where we could go, and were off! Our jet skis got up to about 40 mph at max speed. Allyssa and I each had a single jet ski while Katie took pictures and made friends on the beach. It was about a 1.5 mile stretch where we were allowed to ride but it felt pretty long. We zoomed around for 30 minutes until they told us it was time to come back. We had a great time on the jet skis and would definitely do it again!
Next up was another beach break. We hung out in the water a little and ordered lunch. They have little flags by the chairs and all we had to do was flip up the flag and someone came over to take our order! Katie and I had chicken tenders and fries and Allyssa had her beloved chicken tinga tacos.
After a little more chill time Allyssa and I decided to go to a gift shop called Captain Marvin’s that someone in the beach shop had told us about. The hotel called us a taxi and we went to the acclaimed Captain Marvin’s… to find basically a mini mart. It was the size of a 1-bedroom apartment which took us about 5 minutes to walk around and not like anything we saw. We considered going into Georgetown to look but that would have been another taxi ride and it was also about time for us to start getting ready for the dinner ferry so we went back to the hotel.
We rejoined Katie and all got ready for dinner. We went down to get a taxi for the dinner ferry but on the way we walked past the bakery and a cronut caught my eye. They also had a chocolate covered and filled croissant that Allyssa liked the look of. We got our pastries and caught a taxi to Safehaven Marina where the dinner ferry was due to depart. They had a little shop there too (surprise surprise) where I got myself a Red Sail Sports t-shirt and Allyssa got a hat.
Purchases made, we boarded the boat. It was a 65’ sailing catamaran and it was beautiful. We listened to Amy’s safety briefing then set sail! There were little platforms on the back of the boat with steps where we could get near water level to take pictures and watch the sunset. There were also two huge nets at the front of the boat that we could sit on. We could look down through them and see the water. The boat was really so gorgeous it blew me away.
We sailed for about an hour and arrived at a restaurant called Solis on Rum Point. It was mosquito city but it was a nice place with a gorgeous view. We had pizza and drinks and everything was delicious. There was a feline employee at this restaurant too, he was a little less interested in being friendly with the customers but I did give him some pizza. He was a smaller black cat and I adored him.
After a couple hours at dinner we went to the dock to set sail back to the Safehaven Marina. On the way back we got talking to some of the other passengers. We met a couple named Mike and Kim and two pilots named Josh and Austin. They were all really cool and when we got back on land we all went to a bar called Legendz together. We also met up with some Caymanians who Katie had befriended earlier that day on the beach. We had a great time getting to know everyone at Legendz, then Katie and I headed to another bar with the Caymanians we met. We intended to go to a tiki bar but it was closed so we went to a cigar bar called Stogies. We stayed for a drink then headed back to the hotel. We drank some water on the balcony and went to bed excited for stingrays in the morning!
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