A Stork and His Flamingos. . .

Showers in the forecast today, so we decided to do the aquarium.  This wasn’t a huge place, but there was plenty to see, and the animals fascinating.  One of the areas in the main building served as home to a solitary stork and five flamingos.  The stork looked a bit like a mob boss with his own posse of supermodels.  And it was immediately clear who dictated the turns at the food bowls.

We also saw a sea lion show that made all my daughters plead for a sea lion next Christmas.  I have to admit I fell in love with her, too.  She waved and dove and rolled over on her back for a belly rub, and by the time the show was over, we were wishing for more.

Oh, and by the way, dinner last night was lovely, a fine meal in an old fortress nestled in a high hilltop with walls a foot thick or more.

The people here are very friendly, and the island has a good bit of big business, an oil refinery and a desalination plant for removing the salt from their water.  The buildings are bright and colorful, reds and yellows and blues with white accents.  It is a beautiful island, and I was told they’ve never had a hurricane.  Always a plus.