We started our first full day on the Garden Isle with breakfast at the hotel. The discount package we got includes it every morning, and it's awesome. Almost better than the Paris casino.
In the morning we spent some time poolside at the adult pool. The Hyatt has many, many pools, some of the connected by little rivers. It's quite beautiful, if a little of a manufactured reality. They definitely earn their room rates.
We decided to drive out around the east and north sides of the island. Traffic is terrible there, but I figured there were cool things to see. We started at a little marketplace for food and perhaps a little shopping. Had some yummy chicken skewers. The hurting tourism economy was obvious, as a number of places are closed. As we were leaving, I didn't feel like myself, like when you're about to get sick.
We drove around the north side to the lighthouse and took lots of pictures. Such an amazing coast line.
By this time I was feeling feverish, so we headed back to the Hyatt. We stopped at Wal-Mart for supplies (I felt dirty about it) and meds. I started to panic, because I could not be sick after surviving the plague at work. I napped hard.
When I woke up, we went to a restaurant in the hotel called Tide Pools. It's set on water with open sides. Really cool concept. Food was just ok. I expect $50+ per plate places to rock my world, but this didn't. Still, great location.
We ended our day crashing after navigating the many pools here. I'm surprised to see so many pool dwellers with so much to see on the island, but it is ridiculously inviting!
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