Somehow they think it is my anniversary. Of what, I am not sure. I did have swans on my bed with a rose between their beaks...and rose petals all over. Interesting. Tonight, I have a single swan with hibiscus. And yesterday the Happy Anniversary banner fell off my door. I wonder if that was an omen.
I really like my room. It is in building three, on the corner. I can see the ocean over the hedge. It has a king bed, a spa tub and a shower with a window that looks into the room. Ok, that is weird. The bar is stocked with vodka, bourbon and rum. There is also a bottle of wine, Presidente beer and soda. There are also crackers, cookies and peanuts for snacks. Nice touch, even though we eat constantly.
We hit the breakfast buffet at 9:00. That seemed to be a good time, as it go busier by 10:00. There is a expansive buffet. As you walk in the door there is a place to create you own Bloody Mary, Mimosa or Screw Driver. Good sign. They had two omelet bars, a variety of yogurts, cereals, some local dishes (which were good), many kinds of breads, pancakes, waffles, french toast and fruit. It is vacation so I started with smoked salmon and caviar.
At 10:30 we met with Hugo, who represents a number of travel agencies. He is here everyday to make sure that our vacation is hassle-free. He suggested several excursions and will arrange our return to the airport.
Roberto, who is in charge of guest relations, saw us on our way to breakfast and greeted us by name. Really impressed by that.
We spent our day at the Cascade pool, the smaller of the two pools here. I can't remember all of the drinks I tried. The Electric Lemonade was good. The drink of the day was the Tropical. It had orange juice, mango juice, rum and banana liquor. A little sweet. I needed a couple of gin and tonics to wash it down.
We are the envy of the resort. Thanks to Trip Advisor, I packed our own inflatable pool lounges and lidded cups with straws.
For dinner we went to Chez Isabelle, the French restaurant. I had the duck pate for an appetizer. Strong, but good. Lois had the vol au vent de fruits de mar, which was very good. Brian had some kind of quiche. Laurie and I had the Chateaubriand et son gratin dauphinoise, Brian had the Entrecote "Cafe de Paris" and Lois had filet de saumon a la vanille. (Sorry for the lack of accents, but just the spelling is driving me nuts.) Brian had the strawberry mousse for dessert, Laurie the apple Wellington and Lois and I had the creme brulee.
The wine at dinner was very good. I think it was a Cab. I had a glass of Frangelico for a little after-dinner sweetness.
Drink of the Day: Bora Bora. Passion fruit, pineapple juice, rum, peach liquor, gin and blue Curacao.
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