An Evening Ambush!

Taryn suggested we take an evening walk on the beach. It was a beautiful evening - completely warm. The moon was out, and the stars were breathtaking, waves crashing on the shore. I love it all!

Gary had cut his foot on a reef so he stayed on the path in his running shoes, but we went right down to the water and felt the waves. Incredible!

We then decided to walk down the path together towards the next resort...and then we went a bit farther. Gary decided this was now a dessert hunt and we would go all the way to Castaways Cafe.

We got there just after 9:00 PM and they were closing. No dessert.

We walked farther. Why not? It's a beautiful nite for a walk! Before long we had walked all the way in to Whaler Village - over a mile from our resort.

Gary had tucked a bit of money in his pocket so we counted it and figured we could split dessert.

Hula Grill is one of our favorites and it was so fun to take Taryn there. The outdoor seating is all in sand which is so cool. We could manage two desserts which we carefully ordered and then thoroughly enjoyed.

It was nearly 10 PM when we began our walk back to the resort - in the dark. Part of the path is lit - part of the path winds thru a golf course which is quite a kick in the dark, and the rest weaves thru various other resorts.

Taryn and I opted for the beach for the first part of our walk back. The moonlight on the waves was so incredible - something we never get to see or experience. At the Sheraton we joined Gary back on the path.

By this time I had a rub mark from my flip flops on my foot so I took them off and went the rest of the way barefoot. Taryn did this whole jaunt barefoot.

As we got closer to our resort Taryn noticed something near the path. It moved. It was a frog...and not a little one either! She ran towards it, I screamed and nearly knocked Gary over trying to get away from it. What was a frog doing on OUR path??

These were not little Northwest frogs. Oh no, they were giant tropical frogs. They weren't croaking so I had no reason to even think they were there.

They snuck up on us...ambushing us in the dark on our path.

And guess what? There was more than one. There were many of them - on the path...on the neatly cut lawn...all the way to our resort...and I was barefoot!

I was so thankful to see our resort entrance. I will not be walking on that dark path again without a flashlight, thank you very much!