Good times

Have you ever seen such a happy puppy? This is what Turbo looks like after a fun filled morning at the beach. 




We took advantage of the early hour and headed to Ferry Landing beach before it got crowded. 

This is why they call it Ferry Landing. 

Ahhhhhh, we had the whole beach to ourselves. 

Banana Watch - Day 114 - The End.

Finally!!!! Who knew it took  almost four months for bananas to ripen. All that watching and waiting is just to high-maintenance for me.  



So it was decided today was the day.  I said, "bring out the machete." Any day my husband gets to use a machete is a good day.  




Hummm, they sure are small. 


Small but tasty. They have a very mild banana flavor. Maybe because our soil does not have many nutrients.   Now we just need to figure out what to do with them and fast. I think we let them over ripen a bit. 

I hope you enjoyed our banana saga. 

GTMO Queen

Last week we went on the GTMO queen for a going away party. I was able to get these two shots. Enjoy!

Labor Day or Bust

Today we kayaked to Hicacal, once again, to get some exercise and find nice shells.



This is the best place for shells. We never go home empty handed. 


The bright orange shells are called fighting conch. They are my favorite. 

This is a crab.


This is a jellyfish. 


This is a crab eating a jellyfish.




This is another crab eating another jellyfish. 

Yet another jellyfish being devoured. 

Are you beginning to see a pattern?


Two crabs fighting over a jellyfish. I'm telling you it was a total blood bath. Only Jellyfish don't have blood. 

This one was lucky enough to get away. Unfortunately, he got away by washing up on shore.  Doh!

Today I saw two sting rays, countless crabs, hundreds of jellyfish, lots of fish, and four dolphins. All and all, not a bad day.

Banana Watch - Day 90

I am happy to report the bananas are still hanging on.  This would not be the case if it had not fallen onto another banana tree. 

I am even happier to report they are starting to turn yellow.

Don't worry now. That's not a ghost in the left section of the photo. There was a dog hair on my lens.

Probably from this little stinker. 

The View - not the one on television

I love eating at the Bayview Restaurant. I guess you can see why.

Banana Watch - Day 79

This bunch of bananas is taking its sweet time. Come on already.  So now we have a problem. A big problem. A problem so big my hopes and dreams of delicious banana creations may come to an end. 

Jerry and I decided to have lunch at the house this afternoon. Just prior a nice thunder storm rolled through bringing high winds and rain. We were sitting at the dining table, as proper people do at lunch, and Jerry looked out and noticed this terrible site. 




It looks as though it is barely hanging on. The problem is the banana tree has fallen onto another banana tree, crushing it. We really need to chop down the banana tree to save the other. But those beautiful bananas would have to be picked prematurely and ripen off the vine. 


Even Turbo is dismayed. 

GTMO Fishing

If you didn't know already, fishing in GTMO is quite amazing. The Marines caught another shark last weekend. It freaks me out when they catch shark but I figure it's one less I have to worry about. It's not just fish that get caught.






Poor eel. Just at the wrong place at the wrong time.



This is a puffer fish. Eating these is a bad idea. They have a poisonous sac. If you eat any of the poison you are one dead doornail.









The kids love to tag along.

Cardboard Boat Regatta 2009

This actually happened a couple of months ago. I had downloaded all the photos and was ready to post it but apparently I have short term memory and forgot about it. Maybe I should start taking Saint John's Wart. Isn't that supposed to help with memory? See, I can't remember. Anywho, I missed the actual race because I had to catch a plane to Jacksonville for a conference.  

This was my favorite entry. Made by some of my favorite people. In case you are confused the red boxes at the bottom don't go in the water. They are there for presentation purposes only. 

I'm not sure what this is supposed to be. I think maybe their creative juices were not flowing while designing this monstrosity. Yes, I do believe you will be needing that life vest. 

This was a giant boat with cute little sayings written all over it. Like this one. 

This is an upside down hat. 

This is the Marine's entry. It's upside down. I think it's lovely.  

Banana Watch 2009 - Day 49

We are back from Puerto Rico and the bananas have grown a tiny bit. I thought by now I would be eating banana bread, banana pudding and banana splits. Alas, we have a long way to go.