So the trip from Charlotte to SXM was not too bad. I slept the whole way (go figure) and Daniel did some reading about the island while I took a 3 plus hour nap. So when we landed on the ground it was a very short runway which I had been warned about... thank goodness. Daniel said when we landed with his head turned sort of side ways.... "how you doin" I was like fine.....
We found our rental car people easy and got our bags too. We headed out to the hotel and were able to check in early. We then had to go get something to eat because if not, I would have been super cranky... no food means upset Shannon.... especially because I hadnt really had anything since 630am and it was 3pm! I had a granola bar but thats not lunch. We found this place right on the beach very close to where we are staying and had some ribs and a sandwich. Now... the food down here can be hit or miss. The ribs were sooo good but tiny compaired to what we get in the states. But then when we at late last night i got a meal and it was HUGE! So we have leftovers from that. I really wanted to go and see how clear the water was so after eatting we went to the water. I was really nervous at first because when you have the ocean there are things like sharks and big fish, and jelly fish, etc. We only saw some tiny fish that were clear and of course the scariest thing was a starfish which was really really pretty. (and cool) We got back at around sunset to go and figure out what to do for the night/rest of the week. We decided to go out and look around at night last night which could have been bad. We didnt take the map with us(I dont think it would have done us any good anyways) and got lost on the dutch side somewhere. The dutch side of the island doesnt have the best roads at all and if you just saw our car you would think "scary situation" if getting stuck somewhere. Anyways we did go into the french side by accident twice and let me tell you... thier road are so soft and smooth. So back onthe dutch side we went to the grocery to get a few things like pb, bread, WATER, and pringles... you know all the essentials. :) After getting lost again for quite some time we got some grub at this local place that was really good. We got chicken kabobs and a lamb sandwich. We did go check out this sports bar/ casino thing that Daniel wants to go to later today for the games.. I dont think I will.... anyways we finally made it home (being the hotel) but not before our car didnt want to crank 2 times! So that is where Daniel is now exchanging for a new one because I dont want to have to call a cab in the middle of no where but I wouldnt be able to because cell phone minutes cost 3 bucks a minute. The nap I took yesterday didnt help because I slept for 11 hours last night! Anyways .... im off to the sunny beach now.... until next time
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