On the up and up!

Alexis is recovering quite nicely. I'd say she's about 80% recovered. I let it slip today that I thought she looked like one of those blue people yesterday? You know, the Jim Cameron movie? "AVATAR?!" Yeah, she really did look kinda like that, but, I'm happy to say that today, she looks more and more like one of their distant cousins.

Last night we treated ourself to dinner at the Sofitel hotel. Ahhhh, luxury; never gets old. 

The hotel's in a 17th century convent and there are some super cool/creepy things there to see. The old part of the church was all lit in candles and red lighting and gregorian chants were playing. We got to see the old crypt where the nuns (?) were buried. 

Even the bathrooms are amazingly decadent. I never thought I would say that about bathrooms but when you've become accustomed to using mini toilets with no toilet seats and no TP, this was something to write home about. 

This morning we took a boat to Baru beach on a nearby island. 

There were vendors up and down the beach, interrupting you every 2 minutes to sell you fruit, beads, drinks, water sports, etc. My tried and true method of ignoring + b*tch face did not work here. They wouldn't leave unless you screamed "No!"  each time. 

There were also several women hawking "massages." They were the worst. No lady(ies), we DO NOT want you to awkwardly rub us down on the beach. Not once, but twice Alexis was accosted by a "masseuse" who not only proactively started massaging her, but put coconut oil on her! While she was sleeping! The nerve...

Our boat trip to the island included lunch. Lest you think beach shacks have menus, we were just presented with a plate. I wish I had a picture... On the plate was salad, rice, fried plantains, and a whole grilled fish, head in tact, that looked auspiciously like the fish that got Alexis sick. No thank you...

All in all, great day at the beach, and one more day tomorrow before we come home on Thursday. 

Xoxo, kdubsisters