Day Two: March 22, 2012

Breakfast :)

I slept so well last night, and I am ready to start the day.  Jessica and I went to breakfast at Island Buzz around the corner from the inn, and I had a breakfast burrito.  It was the best thing I have had so far.  The salsa was so fresh and spicy! We sat there and drank coffee and ate our burritos while we watched the local children ride their bikes back and forth to school.  

Looking forward to this!

The big thing on our to-do list today was to get a water jug to keep in our room so we always have something to drink.  The biggest problem with that is that we had to rent the jug from a grocery store and carry it back and up to the third floor, this is a problem because it is a 5 gallon jug and those get heavy!!  Since I bought the first one Jessica offered to carry it back.  That was a struggle, but we had a great laugh over it.  

View off the pier.  The water is so clear
and beautiful. 

Once back to Pedro's we met up with the group and we decided to go to the beach.  We went to Ramon's Resort and laid out on their pier and went swimming in the beautiful blue water.  It was chillier than I expected but it was still so refreshing.  There were fish all under the pier that you could watch.  We laid out there for about 2 hours and then decided it was time to get our bikes.  Peter was nice enough to get bikes for us to ride while we are in town, and trust me after all the walking we did, I am really grateful.  We decided we were a hungry for lunch and we wanted something from a cheap food vender.  We found a place out of the touristy side of the island and got great cheap food.  I got rice, beans, and stewed chicken and watermelon juice.  Yes ladies and gentlemen watermelon juice and it was AMAZING!  It was so refreshing in this hot weather.  After lunch we explored the island a little and then came back to relax.  This is our last "free" day for a while and we have not actually relaxed in ten weeks since the beginning of our internship... Time for a break!
Tonight we experienced the most outrageous thing ever.  We went to the chicken drop.
Rule of the chicken drop:

And the winner is... 96!!

1. Make a bet on one of a 100 square grid.
2. Bring in a live chicken.
3. Spin the chicken around 3 times.
4. Wave the chicken up and down 3 times.
5. BLOW IN THE CHICKENS BUTT!
6. Set the chicken on the grid.
7. Wait for it to poop and hope it is on the number you bet on.


Yes this is a real event, and they do it nine times (to nine different chickens, one would not be enough haha).
After the chicken drop we came back to Pedro's and went to trivia night at the bar.  We didn't win, but we had a great time and met some awesome people.


Good night everyone!