Beach Time

It of course had to get cloudy pretty much the instant we arrived. Very disappointing, but not enough to keep us out of the water. The temperatures have been slightly cooler this semester so far (with the exception of last Friday) and it's been pretty windy and somewhat rainy. These three things coupled together don't make for awesome swimming weather, particularly if it's cloudy, but we decided to take advantage of the pretty blue waters anyway.

It went from being cloudy, to ugly with sprinkles, to sunny, to looking like rain again over the course of about an hour. We swam around and saw some fish and feather coral, and I found a small rock containing a HUGE piece of fan coral (which we played for a bit before returning). Sadly, the pictures didn't turn out well (very disappointed!) so I can't share any water photos, but I do have some beach pictures for the end of the post.

When it started getting cloudy the second time, we decided to call it quits (and to quit pushing our luck). Good thing we got out when we did! The rain held off for about 5 minutes (enough to let us dry off some but not quite as much as I had hoped). We walked over to Umbrellas, a local beach side restaurant, for some ice cream (it was also a convenient escape from the rain-sort of). Since it had begun raining, the inside dining area was full, but we were able to get a pick nick table with a large umbrella under a tree that looked more protected. It worked out well for the most part-one can only be so picky when it is pouring rain (joke from bacteriology professor: what should you do when it's raining cats and dogs? ... avoid stepping on the poodles!). The ice cream was delicious (is it ever not??) and a nice treat before heading back to campus for endless studying.