Sunday 1/23: Landed at about 6:30 AM or so. Luggage made fine and clearing customs and immigration was painless and straightforward. When we got outside, there was Ron to pick us up as promised with beers for each of us. I have to say though that beer at 6:30 in the morning after you've been up all night doesn't sit very well. I didn't drink much of it :)
Ron gave us a nice tour on the way to Buddy Dive. We were checked into our 1BR apartment, but we could not find which one was ours. Very confusing room layout. We had to get the front desk girl to help us! We found out later upon looking at our check out bill, that our apartment was acually a 3BR that had been split up into our 1BR plus the 2 hotel rooms upstairs. That's why it was confusing :)
We dropped off the luggage, and ran to breakfast (we were both really hungry). We ate fast, threw our dive gear together, and then attended the mandatory orientation at 8AM. Then we had our first dive from the resort pier immediately following. This was LOT to accomplish when you have just stepped off a redeye after 24 hours straight of travelling. It was a little stressful.
You have the choice of jumping off the end of the pier or climbing down the ladder. I chose the ladder since I was stiff and sore from the traveling. Glad I did, I could just see myself wrenching my back or something on the first dive :) The house reef was really gorgeous! Lots and lots of fish. Several large tarpon, and huge parrot fish. Lots of trumpet fish too.
We had lunch at the resort and decided to skip the afternoon dive so we could unpack and get settled in. The apartment is very nice. Warm tropical colors and plenty of room. Very nice deck.
That evening Jim and I ate dinner alone (also at the pool bar) but we saw other folks there too.
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