I woke up and a few minutes later Sid came out of her room on the way to the beach to watch the sunrise. I decided to join her and we wandered down together. It was very quite and peaceful and the sunrise was beautiful.

After breakfast we headed back down to the private beach with our chairs and tent shades.

The men decided to surprise us and dress up.

The sea was quite rough with a really strong current but we dipped in and out throughout the day.

During the day we also did a bit of nature spotting.

We saw a type of sandpiper called a Willet along the wave line. These are quite large shorebirds that eat small crabs, other crustaceans, small mollusks, sometimes small fish and also eat some plant material, including grass, fresh shoots, and seeds. When they run along the beach they remind me of road runner.

We also saw an Atlantic ghost crab which is a common crab in this area. The crabs can live up to 3 years and can move at speeds of up to 10mph. The crab we saw was obviously on the defensive but once left alone he scuttled off.

There were quite a few pelicans around. We saw them diving into the water to catch the fish too.

As well as sunbathing we had a few drinks on the beach and took some photos.

Late afternoon we wandered back to the house and sat down by the river, Indian River. As we were down there we saw a couple of dolphins swim by.

Before heading out for dinner we had some baby guinesses, expertly made by Sid.

For dinner we went to ‘Little Jims’.

As the Mahi Mahi fish had been so delicious the night before I went for the Mahi tacos with a coconut mohito.

The place was really nice, the food was very tasty and the staff were really friendly.

After dinner everyone came back to ours for a few drinks. We sat out by the river, and despite putting insect repellent on, I got eaten alive.

We went to bed around 1am after I ‘politely’ asked everyone to leave as my bedroom is the lounge.