So I've been on the island since Wednesday. I left Tuesday morning and all was well traveling to Puerto Rico. Had a minor tense moment when the US Airways check-in desk guy asked if Vasco could stand up and turn around in his carry-on bag, but he didn't actually make him do it so all was well. San Juan was great. Really enjoyed it. Wish I could have stayed longer to have been able to take the time to really enjoy it fully. Tried out 2 complimentary of drinks at the Wet Bar of the Water Club Hotel. Discovered that melon martinis are pretty good, and that I can't really hold my alcohol *grins* I wasn't drunk, but I did feel the effects. A tad tipsy... maybe what they call a buzz. heh. Well, guess that's my Asian heritage.
Flight out from San Juan was delayed for 30 min but no big deal. Flew in to Antigua where I was informed that they were going to switch my flight so I would now be traveling through Barbados because they said that they had overbooked the flight from St. Vincent to Grenada. But I told them I couldn't do that because I had a dog with me. Heh. Everytime I mentioned that I had a dog, the response was the same.. "WHAT?!" But yeah, Barbados has a new restrictions where they no longer allow animals through their airport. I wasn't about to fly there only to find out that I could go on but Vasco had to be sent back, so I told them that I wouldn't be able to fly out to Barbados... so after much trouble, I was finally put back on my original flight. Flight from Antigua to St. Vincent's was delayed for about 2 to 3 hours due to a mechanical failure of the air conditioning unit in the plane. The flight to St. Vinnies had quite a bit of turbulence and the plane wasn't exactly new either... much rattling and tremors and vibrations during the flight. The flight from St. Vinnies wasn't overbooked as I had been told. There were are least 3-4 empty seats. But arrived in one piece safe and sound in Grenada about 2.5 hours later than the intended arrival time. Was supposed to get in at 8, didn't get in til about 1030pm. Went through customs without any difficulty and got Dexter, a local taxi driver, to drive me back to my pad...
And what a surprise awaited me when I arrived at the apt. The cats had gone feral.. there was cat litter and cat food all over the floor... Cassie, my roomie's dog had 2 accidents on the floor.. a messy welcome to say the least. My roomie had been gone for about a month and had asked some friends to take care of the kiddies while she was gone. She also hired a guy to come take care of them when her friends weren't able to. I assume that the factors contributing to the messes were the fact that they lacked and missed the human interaction and contact that they usually get when my roomie or I are at the place and that whoever was responsible for the kiddies the day I got back either didn't come, or figured I'd get back early enough to take care of the last treatment for the day and so they didn't make the final round.
I woke up the following day, Thursday, thinking it was still Wednesday and cleaned up the place. Swept and mopped the floors, cleaned the bathroom, did laundry of clothes, curtains, bath mats, sofa covers, sheets, everything. Went to the store and stocked up the fridge. It was pretty productive I'd say, though tiring.
Friday, I went on the Rum Runner Cruise sponsored by the University for new incoming students. There was a smaller turnout this term compared to last term, and seemed a bit more tame. We went to a different beach... the one in front of the Rex Resort which was a smaller beach. I had brought snorkeling gear with me this term so had fun doing that apart from the main group. Lots of fishies, coral, plants, and the like. No sharks were to be found to my great relief. It was fun :)
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