Tiago was sick most of the week 🙁 Millie was just getting over the sickies. Ray and Rose were also sick off and on. Benji and Packer checked in with us throughout the week from the tablet when they’d go home to change clothes and shower. I think we talked to Cali, Rose and Ray once. We’re grateful for friends and family that were willing to take them in for the week! and allow us a worry free vacation.
Heading HOME after a great week! We could have had fun anywhere with this group but we had a lot of fun in Porto Dipo! (even if they thought we ordered 5 pieces of pizza when we ordered 5 pizzas – grandma and grandpa at the pizza shop busted out those pizzas at 11pm once we were able to communicate!)
We finally got a picture of all of the Boys in their Rompers! and then headed to the airport at 8am. We flew back to Charlotte and had some churches chicken and then on to Salt Lake. We didn’t get home until about 10:30pm. And the children were nestled all snug in their beds 🙂
Here are the pictures that I stole from others or just didn’t make it into my day by day:
Thanks mom and dad for a great family and planning a great trip!
Friday was our last day. I wanted to stay at the house and not spend our time driving. Lots of others had the same plan. Everyone kind of did their final stuff – wether it was one last snorkel or finding a horse to ride or getting a few souvenirs or just making shell names in the sand 🙂
Our day included shell hunting, Make names. Souvenir shop. Dollar store. Drink Frappes. Swim in ocean, play rook, swim in pool, play spikeball, make necklaces, eat fish tacos from the fish they caught, play billiards, enjoy bon fire, pack bags, play quix. Go to bed.
THURSDAY
We had an amazing adventure excursion. We hiked in and went Ziplining, and repelled down the mountain, and then we used kayaks to explore the river cave! The adventure took all morning and then we headed to a local restaurant 2 minutes away and had local food – mofongo and pizza. My Parents babysat the babies all morning so on the way home we took them to see a few waterfalls that were close to that part of the island – Cascade waterfalls! And we finished the night with games at the house.
Wednesday! A bunch of the group went fishing all morning! We stayed home and slept in and enjoyed the beach in the morning. We went in to Rincon to shop and be tourists. That afternoon we met up with everyone at Steps Beach! We did some more snorkeling and relaxed on the beach and took LOTS of pictures on the “steps”. That night we all headed home and just found dinner along the way. We ended up at Mexican with Mom and Dad and Sean and Jana. And finished the night with games on the outside porch.
Tuesday: We snorkeled at the house in the morning and did some more shell hunting. Around 10:30 we headed to Crash Boat Beach. At the beach we snorkeled to the crashed boat. We relaxed under the big tree and drank Pina coladas. We headed over and jumped off the pier and enjoyed the warm clear water. We headed back to the house and grabbed Nutella shakes and yummy sandwiches on the way home. Also stopped by the grocery store. We had some time to swim before our 6:00 dinner reservation at Red Beard Bar. It took over 3 hours to eat but we had a fun!