5 Year Trip - Part 2

My husband isn't really one who loves to just "lay out" on the beach all day like I can.  

He gets a bit antsy.  So, one day he planned something for us.  I was just along for the ride.

It turned out to be great and quite an adventure.    

We rented a jeep for the day.  Got a map, found 3 places on the island we wanted to go visit (we only ended up making it to 2), and we were off!  I wish I had a picture of the map because it wasn't super helpful.  Lets be honest, I haven't used a map lots (considering our phones and the internet tell us how to get anywhere), but I can use them.  However, this wasn't your typical map.  It looked more like roads on a board game with pictures of traffic lights, stop signs, and landmarks to get you places.  At times, the board game map made it easier and at times made no sense at all. 

Oh yea, and we (John) drove on the wrong side of the road.  Steering wheel on the right too.  

We were doing great, cruising along the coast for about 30 mins.  All of a sudden, we realized our last turn didn't seem right as the road was quickly becoming dirt and rocks.  But, when we made that turn we were also now behind another jeep that we were not previously following.  The jeep in front stops and the guy gets out of the car and comes to ask us where we are headed.  I think he immediately knew we didn't know where we were headed.    

We tell him English Harbor and he quickly says, "No, no follow me."  He points up to an antenna on the highest peak of a mountain I can see and says, "That is where I am headed."  John was in heaven at this point.  One of his favorite things about traveling is meeting locals and going where locals like to go.  So, I didn't even have to ask if we were going to follow this guy or not. 

Turns out he was right.  Following him was worth it and the view was incredible.  Behind us and down below in this pic was English Harbor (where we were trying to go originally).  

Our new local friend then gave us some good directions and sent us to this spot to eat lunch on our way to the beach for the afternoon.

We spent the rest of the afternoon here, at Half Moon Bay.  There used to be a resort here, but it was washed away in a hurricane many years ago.  Now, it is deserted, but is considered a great public beach spot. The whole day was perfect for cruising the island, hanging out at the beach and discovering other new places and people.        

I really cannot put into words or pictures how much fun we had on this trip.  It always comes and goes too quickly.  We are so grateful for the time and opportunity to be able to do something so special. 

Now, we cannot wait for our 10 year trip!