Granddaughter Kristen — daughter of Danielle — flew in to visit us from Georgia. \u00a0She was on a brief break between Spring and Summer sessions at Georgia Southern University, and was determined to get some quality down time, which primarily meant relaxing and reading to her, and meant “activity, activity, activity” to Barb. \u00a0They are both strong-willed women, and so it was interesting to watch the process of reaching an accommodation during the week. \u00a0We began with our traditional tour of the southern end of the island, supplemented with a preliminary stop to a vista northeast of Kralendijk: \u00a0Seru Grandi. \u00a0Then we followed our familiar counter-clockwise route through the south part of the island: \u00a0past the salt works and the kite surfing and white and red slave huts, and around to the east end where we expected to enjoy lunch at the marvelous Lac Baai restaurant. \u00a0Alas, they were closed, so we made do with a much less appealing snack at Jibe City, where there were surprisingly few wind surfers. \u00a0And then around the bend to the north side of the mangroves, where we have lately had great luck in getting guests close to flamingos. \u00a0Alas, not this time.<\/p>\n
On another day, the girls disappeared for hours in town, including an extended visit to a beauty shop for a facial.<\/p>\n
Barb did little diving while Kristen was here, opting instead to snorkel with her. \u00a0On one such venture, I dove beneath them and got pictures of one of Barb’s activities: cleaning the bottom of the dinghy. \u00a0Barb also got some nice pictures with her GoPro of Kristen snorkeling. \u00a0And of course we attended the Wednesday hamburger night at Zazu’s and Yhanni’s\u00a0Friday arepa night. \u00a0We watched some movies\u00a0and played dominoes enough times that each of us won at least once. \u00a0We enjoyed having Kristen with us, and hope she feels sufficiently recharged and ready for more studies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t