Diane

There was only 1 ship berth at this port. We docked from 7:30 AM – 9 AM. Then our ship had to move out and anchor away from shore, then we took the tender after 9 AM. It was a very poor island but locals were friendly. There were many taxi and tour agents outside the gate at the pier. There was a big sign with tour prices outside the gate. They were cheaper than the ship tours. They offered $25/person for an island tour and beach. I bargained it down to $20/person and I asked for a guide. Had to tip extra for the guide. When the tour bargaining was done, we got on a minivan, roomy, not squeeze in a small taxi. The deal was a 1 ½ hour island tour then go to the West Bay beach for 2 hours. There were 3 of us and a guide. The driver took us around town in the minivan. It was a rainy morning so we didn’t want to get out of the car while touring the island. We went to the West Bay beach where the ship tour also went. The guide/bodyguard stay with us on the beach, the taxi driver took off and picked us up 2 hours later. We didn't really need a bodyguard but it was so affordable to have one. I went snorkeling. It was very nice with lots of coral reefs. The reefs were very shallow and I was afraid to stumble on them. Some people just didn’t care and stood on the reefs. The beach was still pristine and somewhat unknown. I could see it in 10 years, it would be ruin by all the tourist traffic. The sun came out when it was time to leave. Wished we had better weather.

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