We snorkel back to HSH and check out the area where we jumped. It’s probably only 7 or 8 feet deep where she went in. If only she’d had her scuba shoes on… We scope out the landing areas for some of the other jumps but I have a feeling we’re done with jumping this trip.
We head for the ladder. Sweetie Pie easily negotiates the nicely tilted HSH ladder. We hit the sea shower, it’s very nice.
On our way up we run into Robert and Carol, a nice couple from Canada we met last night. Robert sees Sweetie Pies foot and runs up to get a tube of Bacitricin. This ends up being very helpful for Sweetie Pie through the week. Robert tells a very funny snail joke, perfectly slow played until the punch line.
Back at the room we change and as we are chilling on the verandah our driver Chris shows up. We beg off the Percy’s trip but schedule Mayfield Falls for Friday. Since we want to rush nothing this week we tell him 10:30 departure. Another perfect day lies in our future.
We decide we’re walking up the cliffs today so after dressing we head out. We get to Samsara and I start to tell Sweetie Pie about my last trip here with the ex and the kids. We spent one night at Samsara and hated it, walked up the lane the next day and saw Xtabi, I told the ex that it was an amazing place but I didn’t think they allowed kids. From over the wall a gardener says, “Oh sure we do!” and proceeds to pitch me on the place. We talk for literally five minutes about a variety of things, he’s trying to sell me on the place the whole time. We never see each other but he convinces to go up to registration, we get a room and move in for an incredible week. The entire staff called me Family Mon the whole time. It holds a special place for me and my kids. I tell her I’m a little anxious, she squeezes my hand and kisses me.
Xtabi is every bit as beautiful as I remember it. We go in and grab a table under the roof. We order a couple of Red Stripes and conch burgers. The Stripes show and I ask if we have time before the burgers for me to show Sweetie Pie the caves. Of course I know the answer is “Yah, mon” but really just want to let the waiter know we’ll be gone for a few.
