Day 4--The Big Move!

Our lunch table...there at the end!  Yeah!

Sadly, we took the first step of our return trip with a COVID test this morning.  In 24 hours we’ll know if we’re heading home or “stuck” here for the next 10 days.  Hmmm….  What to hope for?  But first, we went to breakfast.  Each time we go to a restaurant, they ask our room number.  I’ve been dutiful in giving the simple answer, but finally I said “13 squared”.  I got a blank look and she walked away.  I sort of wonder if she heard or got it. 

On the bright side, our three days in the Beach Villa is at a close and we’re moving to the Overwater Villas about Noon.  We packed up, Theresa did a little necessary work, and we hung out a little.  After we got our stuff, we said goodbye and good riddance to our sweaty bathroom, and headed to swap keys and get lunch.

Not sure why this is so washed out.

After lunch, we checked out our new digs!!  A little jaunt down the jetty, and voila!!  The overwater villa is much newer, brighter, lots more windows, etc.  Very cool!!  Then…the bathroom…is outside.  Well, technically inside, but no air conditioning and two louvered “windows” that are open to the outside.  Ugh!!  Oh well.  But they also have a nice blue tooth speaker, so we could listen to some music.

So, if people swim under,
they can see in our bathroom?

Lots of sea planes here!

After settling in a bit, Theresa was gung ho to get out and see the sea!  We suited up, donned our snorkel gear, and headed into the…COLD water!!  OK, not that bad, but the transition is usually shocking!  I got in first, got situated, and ducked under for my first view…!!!???!!!  I snapped a quick pic as something swam away.  I didn’t tell Theresa as I wasn’t sure if she’d still come in, so waited.  After a brief swim, and not much to see, she commented there wasn’t much life here.  Uh, well…  We climbed out and she was disappointed about there being no life…and I just told her to download the pix from the GoPro (BTW, thanks Mom & Dad…that's what you got us for Christmas last year!).

SHARK!!!!  (OK, he was like 2 feet long.)

We took the “Sunset Cruise” in the late afternoon and…well…the sun hadn’t set while we were on the cruise, but it did go hide behind the clouds.  :-/  Also, we learned that our captain/crew can’t count.  Because there was a sign posted on the boat that said the limit was 40 people, including crew.  We counted about 42 plus the crew.  ☹

There was an outdoor restaurant that served “Sri Lankan Street Food”, which Theresa had really been wanting to try.  We stopped by and they had some good things, and some “meh” things.  But the entertainment was the real highlight.  There were crabs (Hermit?) all over!!  In one space there had to be about 10 per square foot (in an area at least 5x5 feet).  The crabs ranged from about ½ of an inch long to  at least 2.5 inches long.

Crabs, anyone?  (You can't even see the little ones!)

We stopped for dessert at the main buffet restaurant, and then called it an early night.  Well, we might sit on the patio a bit but that’s going to be it!