More Grand Case 3-20

We’ve had a great couple of days here at Grand Case. Perfect weather, not too hot and with a steady breeze. Friday was mostly a repeat of Thursday, head in for lunch and a swim on the beach. This time we had ribs from the big BBQ shack that we could smell all the way out at the boat. We were finally able to connect to the internet and managed to upload some blog posts and pay a couple of bills.

On Saturday we tried to hike up to the top of Goat Hill, but could not find a way to the path. There was construction going on, and they had fencing up at the road that led up the hill. No other access could be found, so what else could we do – head to the bakery for more baguette. This time they were hot out of the oven.

Back at the boat we had a swim, and Noah and I took the dinghy over to Rocher Creole to snorkel. The end of the point wasn’t that great, mostly rock and dead coral, but lots of small fish. Then we headed in toward the coast some, and found a lot of great coral, more fish, and even found a large eel down in the coral. First time seeing one up close while snorkeling.

After lunch, we decide to head to Friar’s Bay. The guide book lists this as a “MUST STOP” place. Its only a half hour sail, and as much as we like Grand Case, we can use a change. There are only 3 boats in the bay when we enter, but its Saturday and the beach is pretty busy (and yes Tim, also topless like the beaches back at Grand Case). We take the dinghy in, but there is no dock, so we tie it up to a mooring and swim in. There are two restaurants here, the Friar Bay Beach Cafe, and Kali’s Beach Bar. The guide book recommended Kali’s so we head that way. The beach is nice, but somewhat rocky out in the water. Kids have fun playing in the waves. After buying drinks, they still have the nerve to charge us $10 for the beach chairs, which bugs me to no end. Oh well, ‘paradise ain’t cheap’ as I was told some years ago in Hawaii. After the swim we head back out to the boat for dinner and watch the sunset. This is the first full sunset we have seen over water that was not blocked by clouds. No green flash, but nice. Tomorrow we head towards the east end of the Island and Orient Bay.