Next stop on the pub crawl is the only place we had ever really visited for any extended period of time...XTABI. This was our 1st and only driver until this trip, Alfreds hangout. He introduced us to Omar, Bartender, and we had free reign of the place. We have spent at least 5-6 full days here in our 1st two trips.
It was our home on the cliffs. For the adventurous like myself, there are a lot of nooks and crannys at Xtabi. Janet likes to get one of the rock decks down in the water for the day, and I can go do my exploring....absolutly love the place.
On this day, we didn't have much time. Sunset was getting near, and lenbert had another spot in mind for the sunset, so we only had about 15-20 minutes. Not many pics from here due to time restraints, but I have a detailed review of Xtabi grounds both cliffside and gardenside, many, many pics of the caves, etc, in the link below in my signature...This is a popular place on the board, so lots of stuff have been posted....
Omar not working today, but I had to have a dirty banana from this place. They make the best DB that I have ever had. I order one, it looked so good, with the chocalate drizzle running down the side of the glass. the look made an big impression, cuz next thing I know, everyone is ordering them...order another, bartender says he gonna take care of me, since my order open the flood gates for a little business for him...
pics of the sun getting ready to set for the night...I love sunsets, and gonna try to get a few pics ever night of the trip, at various time lapses...
a look at 3 dives from xtabi
I have been waiting to get to a cliffside bar for while now. i love the water, it has been a hot day, and I was ready to get wet. I slip off from everyone (always takes me a minute to get my nerve on the 1st jump of the trip) and jump into the sea. Xtabi has many different places to jump from, different heights, etc, so I didnt want to chicken out in front of everyone. I get my nerve and splash, it is done...1st jump of the reach, 1st of so many more. get out and repeat, by this time, I was joined by another crawler. after the 2nd jump, i knew time was short, so I grab my stuff, grab a few bites of my sub, and rejoin the gang at the bar. My DB was ready in a BIG to go cup.
last couple sunset shots before we go
Larry and Rina had never been to Xtabi. I told them earlier that I would give them a tour of the caves. I forgot, but we still have time. Took them to the cave down to the entrance of the small sandy area. I had read about the sand, but both 09, and 10, there wasn t, any sandy area, water was too high...but it was there this time, cool. On our return, I could see Lenbert rounding folks up, but yall gotta see this, the underwater bar in the other cave. So I took them real quick, they loved it and vow to return.
One last shot of 3 Dives, from Xtabi
as I am downloading the photos and during the report, I just figured something out, duh, LOL...the last pic above gave me the clue.
we exit the cave and see none of the crawlers, so we head toward the road. there they are, I hear Janet and two4today both yell. They were not gonna let us get left, we are bringing up the rear again, just like always. well, we thought so. as we get moving, we notice that they was not as many people on the bus. We take roll call, and Elvis has left the building. We notice that Matt, and his buddy and elvis was not here. we yell to lenbert, he says they will have to catch up, the crawl must go on. sunset is near, and here we go. Posting these pics, I see matt and his buddy at 3 dives. i go tell Janet of my huge discovery a few minutes ago, she just laughs. thats what I was telling you, I thought we saw them at 3 dives, she said. I never understood, I didnt see them, until now...
