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Day 4 – Pool Day

Today we got up around 7:00 AM, had breakfast, and then got ready for our pool day.  I went and rented one of the pool side cabana’s for the day.   It was a fair size,  it came with two lounge chairs directly outside of it next to the pool, then under the cabana a couch, two chairs, a coffee table,   a fan, another table with plenty of beach towels, and other table that they put plate, cups, silverware, and a pitcher of iced fruit infused water that was regularly refilled.  The cabana also came with a dedicated server to get drinks and food from the bar, plus a complementary bottle of sparkling wine with orange juice for mimosas.    Also, two iguanas decided to hang out with us either in the shade or in the tree next to the cabana. 


We were out by the pool from about 11:00 AM till 3:00 PM.  It was nice because it wasn’t that muggy today and there was a nice breeze.   The pool was nice, and the water was warm.  I was able to be outside that long because of the shade and breeze, plus lots of sunscreen.

Note, I invested in little UV stickers for this trip to make sure I applied enough screen. I think they worked rather well and would use them again.

On Friday we head home from our short little vacation.

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