After that we departed leaving Fred and Gwen at the beach and headed off to the east end of the island for horse back riding. Tina's horse was Luke and my horse was Ezekiel.
The lady who ran the stable also raised donkeys, chickens, dogs, and even a cat. I had to take the next photo to my cat loving parents and brother Bob.
Our trail guide was the owner of the place who was a fascinating lady who knew all about the local places and plants and animals. She let Tina and I mount ourselves and set out down the trail.
The lady who owns the place had 6 horses, 5 of which were rescue horses and she works 7 days a week to try to make ends meet. She also, with the help of friends, built the majority of the trail we took up to the top of a hill overlooking Coral Bay.
At the top of the hill we climbed (which was an impressive show of the power of the horses) we were afforded a beautiful view down onto Coral Bay.
The ride back down was over dirt/gravel roads which required the horses to move carefully every step of the way. And then we were down to the inland areas of Coral Bay where we got to give the horses a break and walk them through the edge of the water.
And then it was back to the beach where, best we could tell, Fred and Gwen had been marinating in Maho Bay for the three hours while we were gone. The horse ride was only supposed to be an hour and she took us out for an hour and a half. Anyway, it appeared Gwen and Fred had fun while we were away.
After lunch Tina and I headed out for snorkeling. The coral reef was pretty good, although not as good as the other sites we'd seen. But all of us got to see a number of sea turtles busy feeding on the bays grass. Truly cool to see wild sea turtles enjoying life. :)
And as a final note, I had to post this last picture because Tina's complaining about me never posting pics of her when she dresses up at night. So here we are at dinner last night.
Until tomorrow night, enjoy your sea turtles.
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