This lovely resort is somewhat isolated, since we know walking on streets is frightening. But, we were in the mood for a rest day and enjoyed exploring the grounds.

Of course we wandered along the beach, looking at the waves and rocks, and comparing bug bites received on previous islands. They ITCH! A lot.

The beach is narrow, short walk from grass to water. But it is not crowded, giving it a peaceful ambiance. We easily found empty lounge chairs for our towels and stuff.

Clare loves the beach!

Later that morning, we decided to try a trail that led to famous tide pools. It would be 2.5 miles each way, and the description was full of dire warnings: path easy to lose, steep in many places, often wet and slippery. But we decided to try it.

Near the start of the trail was a fork. The left was marked with ribbons and the right had none. We took the left when the right was right. Sadly, we ended up at a road only 0.7 miles in. There, we found a sign naming the trail. We spent a while re-perusing the maps on our phones, realizing that if we took the road down, we would end up back at our resort! When we spoke to the gate guard, telling her of our dilemma, she said that we needed to take the right fork. Sigh.

So we went to the bar and reheated our leftover half pizza from the other night. We had planned to eat it near the tide pools, folded in half to lessen the mess.

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