We were up early & excited to get a FaceTime with our oldest granddaughter. We spent breakfast watching her get ready to work ( she is a freshman in college & works part time for a walk-in clinic close to her university.) & showing her our bungalow. ( she wants to be like us when she retires, a great compliment from an 18 year old! LOL). We packed up & headed to the beach. Got to our car & I realized we forgot our sunscreen. Ben walks back to get the sunscreen & our friends that are our next door neighbors let us know the water is off! Life on an island! Get to Orient around 9:15 & it was pretty crowded. The beach was much more narrow than July & there seemed to be less chairs. We had packed sandwiches for lunch, but early on I realized I forgot to pack the rum! (Don’t think Ben will ever let me forget this one!). We had a beer each with our lunch & got guavaberry coladas at happy hour. We saw old friends from years past. We made reservations at Gutside for dinner because our friend Ron was willing to drive over at night. 3 of us had snapper filets and Carla had shrimp. All of it was delicious. It is served with a salad, rice & peas with plantains & a fantastic creole sauce on the fish. But the highlight of the day was a MONKEY! We did not see it, but when we left the beach our friends Ron & Carla saw it on the roof of our bungalow! Those nuts threw a banana up there trying to lure the monkey back. We had a great day doing not much of anything! Just laughing & being so happy to be back on this beautiful island!


We always need island time!
Ben & Katie