Day before the big day

We had some perfect days, great for laying on the beach and doing nothing, which was my goal from the start. I knew if I tried to go in snorkeling that with the murky water, which we had for the first two days or so due to breezy weather after hurricane Nate exited the area, I would possibly get a scrape or two on my legs from the rocks I wouldn't necessarily see. So, my gameplan for the first few days was to just kick back on the beach, do a little shallow water swimming, and wait til Saturday to really get in it. We would still have nearly a week to snorkel and play, so, chilling for the first part of the trip was perfect.

As I lay on the beach the second day, a very nice lady sitting in the palapa next to the coconut tree we were under asked, are you Teri? I was a little bit surprised, but, it was fun to have someone there know what our big event was and kind of share in the excitement. We had a great chat, got to know Judy and her husband. They were so much fun.

By today, it was time to get all set up at HAC, so we went over to check in for the next day. Im terrible with names, I think it's Jorge, not sure, but, he runs the place, and he was so nice. He said we could check in that night and just use the room as long as we needed to. He walked over to show Tim the room, saying he thought we would like a different room better, as the original room, 108, was close to Lol Ha, but, a bit of a walk to where I was planning to go for my procession. Tim and I walked the property and chose a path from the bungalows, where our room would be, to the pool, and then past Buddha Gardens Spa, through the grove of cocunut and palm trees, and then out onto the beach where I would start my procession up the beach to him.

Jorge showed Tim room 132, which was easier access and a nicer room set up, and moved us there. He was so nice. The one thing that he couldn't wrap his head around is that we were not getting married, we were renewing our vows. He kept talking about us having our last night as single people, too funny. The weird thing was, we felt a growing nervousness as if we were actually getting married tomorrow. So, maybe we gave off that vibe.

After lugging the dress (still concealed in the black garment bag to keep Tim from seeing it), all our other supplies, and Tim's wardrobe, to room 132, we made one last walk through of the path I would take. Alongside the pool at HAC is a hedge path, and it was a perfect route to the palm grove. When all was decided, we were on our way back to ABR to try to sleep. The weather was predicted to be iffy, and we were prepared to have clouds and rain, but, come what may, we were going forward as planned. As Bart kept saying, we were locked and loaded.

The night before, we had bumped into Isabel from CEA. She was on the last of the Turtle Walks for the season. We were so happy to see her, and she gave me a big hug and kiss on the cheek. She invited us to join the walk, which we happily did as we hadn't seen any baby turtles yet this trip. They were digging out two nests that had already hatched out, but, a few babies were left inside buried under hatched eggs and a few unhatched that Isabel took with her back to CEA. After seeing these babies off to the ocean, we headed back to ABR for our dinner at the a la carte. It was Italian night, very yummy. It was good to see Jesus again, always funny, and I think he really did remember us based on some of the things he said. Even if he didn't, he's always fun to joke around with.