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It was a 1.5 hour speed boat ride out to a tiny little island that we all started calling "Gilligan's Island".
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As our boat anchored, we literally jumped into the surf and carried our luggage to the beach because there was no dock.
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It turns out that there is no form of motorized vehicle on the entire island, so we flagged down the next best thing to a taxi and headed to the house we had rented. We would spend the next 2 days riding bicycles to and from the beach or restaurants...did I mention that we took TWO babies?
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Our little villa...
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Even though we did not have electricity or running water for the next 48 hours, Cadence was delighted to find that we had a private pool...which served to remedy our need to cool off and bathe while we were there!
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The fish were so plentiful that women carried them on their heads like hats. I couldn't talk Katherine into being this fashion forward while we were there.
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We enjoyed watching monkeys climb palm trees and bring us fresh coconuts to quench our thirst.
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There was even a turtle hatchery where sea turtle eggs laid on the island are kept until they are big enough to survive and then released in the ocean.
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Jody and Michael enjoyed diving with the turtles in the turquoise waters off the shore. Can you see their dive boat in the distance?
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