Here you go – more photos of my vacation and then I promise I will get back to the things I know best – cattle ranching, gardening and family – you know – the ‘insanely funny because they’re true’ things.
But first more Puerto Rico… We went snorkeling!!! Those hours of practice in the kiddy pool in Rapid City were worth it. Even if I did traumatize a couple of kids. (Sorry about that)
We saw all kinds of fish.
Our friend and tour-guide extraordinaire, Wanda signed us up for a day on a catamaran named the Salty Dog. It was just us and 25 of our best, new friends we met that morning on the dock. And believe me after a couple of the boats’ signature drinks known as ‘Pain Killers’ we were all friends even if we can’t remember anyone’s name! But I do remember this guy.
He is our favorite bartender, Jay and he had the longest eye-lashes I have ever seen. We kept him busy all day making Pain Killers and Rum Punch.
I have discovered that Rum is a wonderful thing. That is for sure and certain.
But back to swimming with the fishes…
They were everywhere! We swam for a while off the beach of a small uninhabited island and then moved into a little deeper water just off shore. There was a family on board who had obviously done this trip before as they saved some of the bread from their lunch and used it to feed the fish.
What a hoot! They were everybody’s friends.
I even saw a few mermaids. This is Wanda.
And here’s some more I won’t identify because they would kick my butt!
I can’t help it – I love these photos of people without heads. I was like a lurking ‘camera shark’ out there with my little underwater camera. I even did a self-portrait.
Prepare yourself.
You may wish to move small children away from the computer.
Yikes! It’s the dreaded Crazy Ranch Wife Sucker Fish!!! She’s a rare one.
Here’s another shot I love of my sister, Jenny and myself.
Yep – that’s a Pain Killer in my hand. We were feeling the Love and very little else.
One interesting point – I think I was the only person on the whole island with a cowboy hat. I stuck out like a sore thumb but at least the girlfriends didn’t have any problem finding me in a crowd.
I love snorkeling. It really was my favorite thing.
But now it’s back to real life. This weekend we will brand the new calves, and the yearlings we bought. We will also work the cows and bulls before turning everyone out on summer pasture. So it will be a busy weekend full of work, friends, family and for me lots of cooking. From the looks of the weather, I’m betting we will also be knee-deep in mud.
Don’t you just love spring?
RanchDaze 