Day 3 (November 9, 2014): It's All About Balance

We woke up this morning with one goal:  to have a more relaxing, long-drawn-out breakfast.  And that is exactly what we did.  Eggs, bacon, cereal, bagels, fruit, juice, and coffee.

On our way to breakfast, we noticed this heron-like bird sitting on the pool's edge on one leg!  Oh to have such balance -- it would have come in handy later on in the day (will explain...)

Before getting installed on the beach, we decided to drive to the extreme northwestern point of the island to see the lighthouse there.  It was an eight mile drive from Providenciales, and Lonely Planet warned that the dirt road 'has been known to swallow cars whole.'  Not something you want to hear when driving a tiny Suzuki like our rental!  Sometimes I have more sense of adventure than brains, so we set out anyway.  But when the road became too rough, we decided instead to take a small sandy road to Northwest Point Marine National Park.  Well, that road was hardly wide enough for our tiny car, and since there was no way to turn around part way, we were soon committed to finding where it led.  

After several kilometers of scrub brush, we hit the ocean.  Nothing extra special other than more of the turquoise water and white sand that permeates everywhere here.

We did see some neat shells and this cool piece of coral dritwood.  

And somehow, we made it out of there and back to the hotel without getting a flat tire!

Back at the beach, it was another perfect day in the high 80s.

Snorkel, veg.  Snorkel some more, veg some more.  You know the beach drill.  The snorkeling was amazing today:  I saw a moray eel and we both saw the biggest lobster we've ever laid eyes on!  I took my iPhone underwater for the first time - not with good results, though!

One highlight was that we both tried paddle boarding.  That's where the balance I referred to earlier comes into play. NOT easy to maintain your balance on those things!  Pam did much better than I did.

Just before sunset, we walked east along the beach for half an hour. Here's a shameless selfie to capture the walk! LOL

We came across a couple of neat sand sculptures - the high tide has probably claimed them by now, sadly. (For the second picture, I was tempted to entitle it, "Pam after a day in the sun!")

Our last dinner in T&C was Italian.  A nice evening!  One more morning to spend in this tropical paradise, then homeward bound at 3PM.