Ship's Excursion - $42 pp - prox 4 1/2 hours (Ours was scheduled from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM. Since we didn't have to be back to the ship until 5:30, our driver said he'd return for us at about 4:15.)

This excursion had its GOOD and Not-So-Good Points!

Our airconditioned mini-tour-bus had roomy comfortable padded seats. While the scenic drive was VERY mountainious with its share of hair-pen turns, the roads were paved and well maintained for the most part. Our driver was not a bit shy about speeding. Some on our bus were actually terrified! Compared to many others we've taken in the Caribbean, it was a Sunday School Picnic!

The nice little restaurant/bar had a LARGE covered deck with wooden tables and chairs which offered a GREAT view of the ocean and boatdock. Wish we'd stayed there the entire time!!!

The beach area was disappointing! It was quite small and VERY crowded ... even more so in the limited shade of trees -- packed like sardines! DIRTY AS WELL -- both with seaweed and man-made rubbish! Beach chairs which had seen better days were on a "first come, first serve" basic. Many pesty vendors who didn't take a polite "NO" for an answer only made it worse ....

Entering the water was a challenge for many! Take Water Shoes! It was rocky and uneven with a small but deceptive initial drop-off into a strong current. The ocean floor was a mix of sand and rocks ... about 3/4 was covered with clumps of matted seaweed.

Many wild monkeys were swinging freely in the trees! Some were semi-tame. We'd never seen so many monkeys "in the wild" at such a close range before!

A really HUGE (like the size of a pool table) filthy brown HOG startled most of us when it wandered up from the creek! He seemed friendly enough ... let everyone take his picture ... then, slowly wandered back down into the nasty shallow creek directly behind us.

After that ... we decided to spend the rest of our time on the restaurant deck!

This was NOT one of the best shore excursions we've ever taken BUT we still had a good day! Seeing the wild monkeys was a fasinating experience ... the restaurant/bar deck was enjoyable ... and THE BEER WAS COLD!

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