OFF TO JOHNNO'S BEACH STOP

Our group has already been to Johnno's - except for me - so here we are today, July 5, for lunch and some FINE entertainment! This group was awesome...I don't know their name, but they were each and every one extremely talented, from oldies to jazz - they were awesome and kept us well entertained until around 4pm. We had a great afternoon. Ashton was swimming today at the beach - that was a first for beach swimmingl, but she has been swimming in the pool without her floaties! We are very proud of her and her brother Braden - they are going to be great swimmers. Here are our pics from Johnno's. Enjoy. One more day, and we leave for home.

STRAW HAT RESTAURANT

Well, Friday was a day back to Shoal Beach. Jay and I mostly hung out at the bar while the rest went down to the beach - only a few feet away.

But on Saturday, we ventured out to a new place for lunch and beach time - the Straw Hat Restaurant at Mead's Bay Anguilla http://www.strawhat.com/. Jay and I had portabello mushroom sandwich with cheese and eggplant - it was SOOOO yummy. I highly recommend it. Bruce joined us and had a pastrami Reuben, then Elaine joined us for some beach time. It was very relaxing. Colleen and Don decided to have a relaxing day at the villa and Adrienne, Tim, nephew Max and the grandchildren went to a Malliouhana Pirate Park. It's about a five minute walk down the beach. They spent the day there. They have a pool with slides for the children and they had a grand time. There were not too many children there, so they pretty much had the slides to themselves. I'll have to get pics from Adrienne to post. But these pics are from Straw Hat.












THE BROTHERS HEARN AT STRAW HAT!
Jay left; Bruce right










AND - THE PIRATE COVE




And last but not least a picture of a yacht named THE GRANDE FINALE! Don't know them, just a beautiful picture!

IT'S WEDNESDAY!! Picante's for dinner

Today is our last day with Allison and Andy; they leave tomorrow for California. They plan on seeing a little of St. Maarten before going home. St. Maarten has a wonderful outdoor market in Marigot. Today we stayed around Rum Punch and enjoyed the pool and the view of St. Maarten. Actually, on a clear day you can also see St. Bart's and on a really clear day you can see the mountain peak on Saba Island.








We decided on Picante's for some Mexican fare for dinner. The prices were reasonable and the food was yummy! The atmosphere was great and you can get Margueritas by the pitcher! That worked out well for us!




On our way out for dinner, we had some visitors. In the States we watch for deer; in Anguilla, you watch for the goats! That's it....til tomorrow.

Irie Life; Johnny Cakes; Veya Restaurant

Irie Life is the place for Souvinirs in Anguilla. They have a large selection of clothing, jewelry, t-shirts and hand-crafted jewelry items.

Another must have while here is Johnny Cakes - we got ours from Veya Restaurant - and they were yummy!